
Early ish start to the day. Left sleep kit in hut and made ways up the valley. Stopped to chat to MR who were out in training, day before found the skier. Again focused on contours on 1:40k map and using timing over pacing to understand how fast we were going. Found yellow stags horn fungi, first time in real life.
Crossed bridge and noted an increase in gust as previously had been okay. Decided that the wind may be getting squeezed down from the top of the valley in the gap by Hutchinson like an accelerator zone. Began heading up the Breacc planned to go up ease spur to Craig Derry and then head south down to Meall an lundaain. Got to snow line and paused to make lunch and coffee. Got shelter out to stave off wind. Carried on but just below slope decided to aim off and head down into the forest as slope was just too windy and Soph was being blown Aron d. carried on route and got to a raging in spate river. Utilised river crossing technique to cross. Uneventful afterwards
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).