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.
We Traversed up the side of the larrig ghru and onto lurchers crag, We then headed across cairn lochan with the intention of continuing across to cairngorm but the high winds meant that it took much longer than anticipated and by bailed down coire an t-snechda back to cairngorm ski station
