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.
Snow gates closed so plan b option, walking up to Ryvoen Bothy then over Meal a"Bhuachaille. Navigation, timing, bothy use and code, leadership, avalanches awareness, wind slab identification, route choice decision making, bearings, moving through deep snow as a team.
