Peter Thomasson - 137750

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Start Date : 11/06/2017

End Date : 18/06/2017

Duration : 5+ Days

Style : Leader / Supervisor

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Cloudy - Poor Visibility

Wind : Moderate Wind

Camping Type : Wild camp

Nights Camping : 6

Mountains : An Sgarsoch An Socach Beinn a'Ghlo - Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain Beinn a'Ghlo - Carn Liath Beinn a'Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar Beinn Dearg Beinn Iutharn Mhor Carn A' Chlamain Carn an Fhidhleir [Carn Ealar] Carn an Righ

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Dorothy and I stayed two nights at Pitlochry and climbed An Socach from Baddoch, North of the Glen Shee Ski Centre. The next day we drove to the Old Bridge of Tilt Car Park and left the car there. We walked up Glen Tilt and camped near the Falls of Tarf. Next day we went over Caen Creannock to reach An Sgarsoch then on to Carn an Fhidleir (Carn Ealer). Then cross country to cut out An Sgarsoch on the way back. On the next day we went East to ascend Beinn Iutharn Mhor via Fealar Lodge. We skirted across the NW side of Mam nan Carn and ascended Carn an Righ. then down to the wide track and back to the tent via Fealar Lodge. Next day we packed up the tent and walked back down Glen Tilt to camp just North of Marble Lodge. Next day we walked directly across to Carn Liath then along the Beinn a Ghlo ridge over Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain and Carn nan Gabhar. Then over spot height 898 and down to Glen Tilt. We then had 8 km on the wide track to get back to the tent. Next day we walked up the track to Carn a` Chlamain and then across to Beinn Dearg by going round the back of Carn a Chiaraidh and over Elrig`ic an Toisich to the summit of Beinn Dearg. We returned over Carr Feith nan Sac, Beinn a` Chait and Elrig to the tent. On the last day we walked back to the car and drove home.
From a wild camping perspective, the weather was very good. We had little rain in the valley and enough of a breeze to keep the midges at bay nearly all the time. However, we had very few views from the summits as there was a blanket of low cloud at about 800m for most of the week. Fantastic navigation practice though. On several occasions I had to get us from one ridge to another or along a ridge in hours of mist. In particular I learnt how easy it is to underestimate how long it takes to cover ground when it is thick heather and/or peat bog.
We saw lots of wild flowers and frogs. We also saw newts, voles and a lizard.

Area : Glen Tromie to Glen Tilt (Beinn Dearg)

This area includes the mountains in the Cairngorms National Park which lie between Glen Tromie in the west and Glen Tilt in the south of the park. The northern boundary is the River Feshie and to the south, the A9. There are four Munros in the area, the tallest being Beinn Dearg at 1008m, and the area is typically made up of peaty plateaux with the occasional pointy peak.

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