
Start: Ski Centre.
Climbed Graded Ridge (Fiacaill Sneachda) in winter conditions. Axe and Crampons req`d.
Low vis on Cairn Lochan.
S to Macdui but no psyche to climb it so descended to below cloud base at 99 Northing, into Lairig Ghru.
V hard going through boulder field below Lurchers.
Dark by time I reached Chalamain Gap. More difficult ground to reach ski centre.
8hrs.
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.