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Fort William in the rain for the next week and a half

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haydn jones:

--- Quote from: SA Chris on October 15, 2021, 03:57:26 pm ---Going to be there from Sunday with family, forecast is shocking, but if it's good, hoping for a couple of Glen Nevis sessions, if it's not, 3 Wise Monkeys / Ice Factor / any other suggestions anyone has in the wet, if anyone fancies meeting up.

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Hope you get good weather later in the week. it was glorious yesterday and today's looking good. Did curved Ridge and crowberry tower with my dad and brother yesterday and just setting off on aonoch eagach in 20 mins. Quite intimidating for them they don't climb!

Sunday looks horrendous but they seem keen for 3WM where I can teach them to belay and hopefully get a boulder in myself! Maybe see you there.

The book shop sounds like it's worth a look

Fiend:
Good luck, hope you  get something fun done despite the forecast. However your post title did make me laugh....


--- Quote ---Fort William in the rain for the next week and a half
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That's a top sales pitch  :lol:

sherlock:

--- Quote from: edshakey on October 16, 2021, 12:35:12 am ---
--- Quote from: sherlock on October 15, 2021, 04:26:39 pm ---Excellent bookshop on the High Street.

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I second this, great climbing and mountaineering section. Got loads of old copies of things like Crags, OTE, etc for less than a quid each. I came away with a few, including one that made a very low key announcement of the FA of Comes the Dervish - they didn't show indication of how notable it would end up.

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Forgot about the old mags, got a copy of Mountain with the infamous headline "John Allen free climbs Great Wall but uses chalk".
And some of the adverts....

BrutusTheBear:

--- Quote from: Alex-the-Alex on October 15, 2021, 11:28:16 pm ---Make a start on Andy's list Chris! The wall at Sanna dries instantly and its a magic spot whatever the weather. Ardnamurchan Lighthouse has a good caff too. Arisaig cave might also offer a dry boulder, though a bit far to drag family. Or a day trip to Oban? Good cafes, good distillery tour, and the brandy stone! The bolted routes there dry in a few hours too. SAMS at dunstaffenage have a cool little ocean explorer outreach centre and the café there is pretty good now aswell. It's worth a visit along with the beach and castle there. If its a bit driech what about wetsuiting the kids up and jumping in some (not absolutely raging) pools/waterfalls? There's loads around lochaber. Grey mares tail is a good start. And it has a via ferrata.

I'd offer to join you at the brandy but I'm down south next week.

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Bit of trek from Fort William to Ardnamurchan Point (2hrs 20mins of mostly single track) but I guess driving is something you can do in the rain. We really rated 'Tioram' the cafe in Acharacle (on the way to Ardnamurchan).

JJP:
we are just back from some time just north at fort augustus.

stopped at glen nevis yesterday on way down but cameron stone and heather hat were too wet/ seepy.

had a great days with kids at ruthven which was dry but a fair drive from fort william.

also had a good morning in the water at glen etive in the rain followed by some lunch at kingshouse.

we did a fair few slightly sheltered forest walks on wettest days.

thought about trying arisaig few weeks ago when was in fort william in the rain but the description of the “landung” in the guide book made me think it would not go down so well with the wife/ kids!

good luck!

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