Beinn a Bhuird howff?

Smith-Winram Bivouac is Map Ref 907 996.

Stayed there perhaps ten years ago and it was ok.

Neil

"Jim Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I looked for the howff in Coire nan Clach this year, on my way off

Beinn

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a Bhuird, without success. I looked under the biggest boulders before

I

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got fed up! Anyone have a map reference for it?

Just follow the flashing neon signs, "Secret Howff This way".

Secret howff is nowhere near Coire nan Clach.

Neil

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I looked for the howff in Coire nan Clach this year, on my way off Beinn
a Bhuird, without success. I looked under the biggest boulders before I
got fed up! Anyone have a map reference for it?

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Jim Ford

Uncannily I was up there on Saturday. I don't know if it's 'The' Howff, but
there is an 80% complete wall built up against the west side of the largest
boulder, which is just east of the high lochan ~ NJ 1003 00120.

Gavin

"Neil" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Secret howff is nowhere near Coire nan Clach.

Niether's your grid ref.

Try 097 996. One number out of place. Not too difficult to work out...

Unlike some I was trying to be helpful.

Neil

"Neil" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Try 097 996. One number out of place. Not too difficult to work

out...

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Unlike some I was trying to be helpful.

Trust me, I was trying to be helpful. I'm well aware my sense of humour
might not match up with a large percentage of everyone else's but if it
makes just one person smirk slightly as I believe it might from real
life experiences I class it as helpful.

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Gavin

Glad to see you are still about Gavin.

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Len Trim
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AndyP said:

"Jim Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I looked for the howff in Coire nan Clach this year, on my way off

Beinn

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a Bhuird, without success. I looked under the biggest boulders before

I

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got fed up! Anyone have a map reference for it?

Just follow the flashing neon signs, "Secret Howff This way".

Not that one - I know where that is and stayed there this year! I mean
the 'Smith-Winram' howff in Coire nan Clach.

Jim Ford

Neil said:

Smith-Winram Bivouac is Map Ref 907 996.

Stayed there perhaps ten years ago and it was ok.

Neil

Thanks Neil, I expect to give it a try next year.

Jim Ford

AndyP said:

"Neil" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Secret howff is nowhere near Coire nan Clach.

Niether's your grid ref.

Neil's grid ref is nearer Coire nan Clach than the Secret Howff!

Jim Ford

Gavin Shaw said:

The message <[email hidden]>
from Jim Ford <[email hidden]> contains these words:

Quoted message said:

I looked for the howff in Coire nan Clach this year, on my way off Beinn
a Bhuird, without success. I looked under the biggest boulders before I
got fed up! Anyone have a map reference for it?

Quoted message said:

Jim Ford

Uncannily I was up there on Saturday. I don't know if it's 'The' Howff, but
there is an 80% complete wall built up against the west side of the largest
boulder, which is just east of the high lochan ~ NJ 1003 00120.

Gavin

Gotcha - I think I must have been too far West into the corrie!

Jim Ford

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Secret howff is nowhere near Coire nan Clach.

Niether's your grid ref.

Neil's grid ref is nearer Coire nan Clach than the Secret Howff!

I just vaguely recall a reference to "The Secret Howff of Beinn a
Bhuird" from "Mountain Days & Bothy Nights". Is that what makes it a
secret then, the fact that it's really on Ben Alder?

Hopefully you'll never find out.

Neil

AndyP said:

I just vaguely recall a reference to "The Secret Howff of Beinn a
Bhuird" from "Mountain Days & Bothy Nights". Is that what makes it a
secret then, the fact that it's really on Ben Alder?

It's a secret!

Jim Ford

Neil said:

Hopefully you'll never find out.

Neil

Who'll never find out what?

Jim Ford

"Jim Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Neil said:

Hopefully you'll never find out.

Neil

Who'll never find out what?

See that's the way it goes, ya starts with one secret then no one's
telling anyone anything. Bad things secrets.

"Neil" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Hopefully you'll never find out.

I'll build my own "Secret Howff" and invite everyone on here round for a
few drinks except you then.

AndyP said:

"Jim Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Neil said:

Hopefully you'll never find out.

Neil

Who'll never find out what?

See that's the way it goes, ya starts with one secret then no one's
telling anyone anything. Bad things secrets.

I'm staying mum!

Jim Ford