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Date : 17/09/2019

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Solo

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Partially Cloudy

Wind : Strong Wind

Camping Type : N/A

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Mount Keen

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Description

Start: Invermark NO 44644 80380
Distance: 13.5k
Duration: 5.5 hours
Direction: NW up Glen Mark then N up shoulder straight to exposed top, returning same way
Description: Strong winds on this otherwise easy route, direct up Mount Keen from the South following good tracks. The top is very exposed and used poles to steady, stopping at times when buffeted. Descended without delay or stopping due to wind.

Area : Braemar to Montrose (Lochnagar)

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).

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