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).
The snow was quite deep, so we decided to take our snowshoes. There were three of us, and one friend was wearing them for the first time ever. I planned a route that took us over Carn an Tuirc, mainly because there was a moderate risk of avalanches and I wanted to avoid the steep embankments on either side of Glen Callater. It was a really beautiful day with lots of hares about in their winter coats. We all enjoyed it, but we got really tired on the way back, because of the sheer distance we were walking in the snow.
