Stuart Lade - 116685

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Winter Walking Record

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Date : 15/02/2014

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Leader / Supervisor

Type : Mountain Walking (non-QMD)

Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility

Wind : Gentle breeze

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Nights Camping : 0

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Description

Winter Skills weekend working for Pure Outdoor.
Based in the Cairngorms, first day looking at movement skills, ice axes, crampons and slips and slides as well as some avalanche stuff.
Second day more of a journey, starting from Glen Feshie. Walked up to Sgorr Gaoith, navigating up the vague ridge and looking at pacing and bearings.

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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