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 Rockhopper MC trip based in Newtonmore. I led a group up Cairngorm via Sron an Aonaich and down via Fiacill a' Choire Chlais, as an opportunity to practice walking in crampons. The snow was hard and icy, and gale force winds made the going awkward.
