Ian Waddington - 32098

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Winter Walking Record

Details

Date : 26/03/1987

Duration : 3-5 hours

Style : Solo

Type : Mountain Walking (non-QMD)

Weather : Heavy snow - good visibility

Wind : Strong wind

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Nights Camping : 0

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Description

09.00 - 15.00, 10km, 530m. Glenmore, Cairngorms, Scotland.
Heavy snow fall clearing by 9.00am, broken cloud base 900-1000m, winds strong to gale force on ridges. Soft snow at all levels, neve above 600m. Glenmore Lodge, glacial drainage channel (GR 013098), rising traverse along kame terraces to plantation above Lochan na Beinne, Coire Laogh Mor, Coire na Cists car park, Glenmore Lodge. Soft slab avalanche on north west slope of Coire Laugh Mor. Sat in the sun and watched the wind slab build up until it went; impressive. Stayed 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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