Strong winds at the top of munros,. Weather worsened during the day. I was leading a friend with limited navigational nor hillwalking knowledge on this walk. At one point we got disorientated due to fog and mist. We found our way back onto the route by me using the taught navigation skills. The was one of my first walks leading a person with limited experience in the hills.
Prior to the walk I requested my friend to be prepared for the hils with advice and items to bring. He didn't take these to heart so apart from feeling annoyed that he didn't listen to the advice. He also brought my safety in danger by not being prepared. For example he didn't bring sufficent warm clothes and I borrowed my spare gloves to him. He also lacked food and water nor had his items in drybags. It is challenging to deal with type of disregard for the hills and how to manage this in future walks. I felt more pressure on me to be even more careful leading the walk as if something happened to me I wasn't sure I could trust him to make me save due to the lack of expereince and him soley depending on me.
I always have my bag packed with spares clothes, first aid kit, mobile phone plus powerbank and cable, food and water, survival bothy bag, torch and spare batteries, spare hat gloves, crampons and axe in winter.
Area :
Braemar to Montrose (Lochnagar)
Listed in the SMC Munros Guide as ‘The East Mounth: Glen Shee to Mount Keen’, this area includes all of the peaks to the south and east of the A93. Still part of the Cairngorms National Park, these mountains are home to the north facing crags on Lochnagar (1155m) and the most easterly Munro, Mount Keen (939m).
