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Winter Walking Record

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Date : 15/02/2016

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Group Member

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility

Wind : Gentle breeze

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Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Cairn Gorm Derry Cairngorm

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Description

Deep snow on drifts, various ice conditions walk up choire chais. On training course `winter skills` 5 day with glenmore lodge.

Area : The Cairngorms

The Cairngorms are ‘a little piece of the arctic in Scotland’ according to the SMC Munros Guide and the area contains many of the tallest peaks in the East Highlands. Ben Macdui (1309m), Cairn Gorm (1244m) and Braeriach (1296) are probably three of the better known and the whole area is full of steep corries and high plateaux. Access to the mountains is typically from Aviemore or Braemar.

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