Ian Waddington - 32098

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Winter Walking Record

Details

Date : 08/03/2012

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Leader / Supervisor

Type : Mountain Walking (non-QMD)

Weather : Partially cloudy

Wind : Moderate wind

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Nights Camping : 0

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Description

08.45 - 15.45, 3km, 300m.
Freezing level 700m, but rising rapidly during day to over 1400m, moderate winds on ridge. 6 Reaseheath students. Coire cas car park, White Lady sheiling, Fiacaill a Choire Chais, to the disputed `Protalus rampart`, and back. Stopped to look at emergency shelters, with an emphasis on choosing the right place to dig in. We then built an igloo while Mick’s group did a pile up.

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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