Group members: Equals -Matthew Glenn
Wind speed: 15-20mph
Visibility: Good
Equipment used: Ice axe and crampons
Weather: Poor vis
Temperature: -3
Notes:
Starting at the ciste car park, up the tourist track to the summit of cairngorm, from there navigating our way down into loch Avon an following around towards Ben Macdui an then decending down through Coire Lochan and back to the car park. Micro naving to certain key features. Navigation was used as practice and relocating. Basic skills were practised to get ourselves back into the winter feel.
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.
