Andy Heald - 102692

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Date : 17/01/2023

Duration : 3-5 hours

Style : Solo

Type : Mountain Walking (non-QMD)

Weather : Heavy snow - poor visibility

Wind : Strong wind

Camping Type : N/A

Nights Camping : 0

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Description

After a cold night in Red House bothy, I set off west up beside the Geldie in bitter cold, on an icy track, in places drifted over. The aim was Carn Fhidlier & An Sgarsoch. However, in the conditions, this really felt out on a limb. I certainly could not afford any kind of injury or mishap. Crossing the icy Allt Dhaidh Mhor was problematic & when I reached the River Geldie ford, it just looked too risky due to a substantial covering of thick ice. I was thinking of strong-as-an-ox, indestructible Mike Pratt, who after a ducking in the River Kingie, was not found for 3 months. With this in mind I turned back &, of course, had to re-cross the Allt Dhaidh Mhor. Heavy driving snow came on & chased me all the way back to the bothy & beyond, for 2.5hrs, so I probably would have turned back even if I'd got across the river (and would have to re-cross).

Area : Pitlochry to Braemar & Blairgowrie (Beinn a'Ghlo)

Glen Tilt and the River Dee are the natural boundaries to this area whose eastern edge is the A924/A93 road from Pitlochry to Braemar. Eleven Munros and a large number of other peaks above 600m are in the mountains list, with the tallest being Carn nan Gabhar at 1121m, part of the Beinn a’Ghlo massif. This area is the western Peaks to the west of Glen Tilt are listed in the Glen Tromie to Glen Tilt area.

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