Ian Waddington - 32098

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Winter Walking Record

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Date : 16/02/1987

Duration : 8+ hours

Style : Group Member

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Light snow - good visibility

Wind : Gentle breeze

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Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Puist Coire Ardair Sron A'choire

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Description

07.45 - 17.00, 12.7km, 910m. Creag Meaghaidh, Central Highland, Scotland.
Broken cloud base 1000m, occasional snow showers, winds light to moderate, 6”-8” fresh snow with weak crust, less snow on south-east slopes, some neve showing. Southern slopes loaded, quiet walk in! Mike Rosser leading, with Stuart Thompson and I. Aberarder, Coire Ardair - Eastern Corner, Bellevue Buttress (III/IV), Puist Coire Ardair, Sron a Ghoire, Abrader. Stayed at Kingshouse Hotel.

Area : Creag Meagaidh Loch Lochy To Loch Laggan)

This area includes the famous Creag Meagaidh Range and surrounding peaks of at least 600m. It stretches east of the A82 between Spean Bridge and Invergarry, and north of the A86 as far east as Stob Coire Dubh. There are a large number of impressive winter climbs in Coire Ardair and endless navigation opportunities on and around the high central plateau of Creag Meagaidh itself. The mountains to the north and east of this range are under East Highlands, Monaliadth Mountains.

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