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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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MUNRO, n. A mountaineering term for any Scottish peak of 3000 feet or over. [mʌn′ro:]Sc. 1903 Sc. Mountaineering Club Jnl. VII. 366:
The view from the top was magnificent, all the big Munros in the neighbourhood showing up clear and resplendent.Dmb. 1959 Stat. Acc.³ 103:
There are two “Munros” in the parish of Arrochar. Sc. 2000 Herald 16 Oct 15:
Far too often, coming off a munro is akin to approaching the gates of hell and the only way out is by car.

 Combs.: (1) Munro-bagger, a hillwalker in Scotland who prefers to climb Munros, often with the aim of climbing all those on the list published by the Scottish Mountaineering Club. (2) Munro-bagging, climbing Munros, often with the aim of climbing all those on the published list; see (1).(1)Sc. 1987 Scotsman 20 Apr :
His presentation of 100 ceramic "trophies" of mountain climbing is a direct play on the habits of the Munro-bagger, that is to say the person who climbs for quantity (a notch in the ice-axe for every new peak) rather than for the quality of the experience. As the catalogue puts it: "These porcelain miniatures ... re-elevate the mountain as they belittle the achievement of the tallyman."wm.Sc. 2005:
I like climbing Munros if they're interesting hills, but I'm not a Munro-bagger.(2)Sc. 1983 Sunday Standard 6 Feb :
Munro-bagging is the driving ambition of a group of climbers who aim to scale every 3000 ft. peak or Munro in Scotland. There are 276 and, for Calum, that means only one more mountain to conquer. To celebrate he will be inviting friends and relatives to share his achievement at the top of Glas Tulaichean. ... The idea of Munro-bagging caught on in the 70s. But in 1975, there were only 150 climbers who had struggled up every peak. Last year 28 achieved their goal.Sc. 1999 Herald 27 Aug 25:
Woolley arrived in Edinburgh from Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, at they age of 21 to study molecular biology. He quickly discovered computing and Munro-bagging, ...