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.
A good route from the Ski-Centre up to the Coire an t-Sneachda area where we focused on skills such as moving on ice, use of crampons and axe etc. Snow conditions where limited however there was a lot of ice around which made for a good CPD day!
