EP 19: "Bagging Munros" with Garry Stevenson from Being Scottish
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Scotland has its own name for mountains - they're called Munros. Well, anything over 3000 ft is a Munro, anyway. There are nearly 300 of them and there's a whole sub-culture in Scotland of people trying to climb them. It's called Munro-bagging.We asked noted Munro-bagger Garry Stevenson from Being Scottish to tell us all about his experience bagging Munros. In this episode we cover:Scotland's result in the recent Euro CupHow he got into Munro-baggingThe hardest Munro he has ever climbedThe Mu...
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