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Sgor Gaoith, southern Cairngorms

Written by on July 20, 2018 in Scottish Mountains with 0 Comments
Sgor Gaoith, southern Cairngorms

Exactly a week after my 23 mile, 3-munro marathon. I’m back at the Achlean car park in Glen Feshie to finish off the group on the southern edge of the Cairngorm massif. Day/date: Sunday 17 June, 2018 Drive: 2 hours 20 mins Weather: Fair 20C at bottom, light breeze, cloudy 7C on summit Start point: […]

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23-mile hike across the Southern Cairngorms: Mullach Clach a’ Bhlair, Monadh Mor, Beinn Bhrotain

Written by on July 18, 2018 in Scottish Mountains with 0 Comments
23-mile hike across the Southern Cairngorms: Mullach Clach a’ Bhlair, Monadh Mor, Beinn Bhrotain

It’s been nearly 2 years (Sept 2016) since I last walked in the Cairngorms. Having completed most of the major munros east of Aviemore, there are a group of four in the southern end of the range I wanted to complete. I love the vast open space and isolation of the Cairngorms. This trip took […]

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COMPLETING BRITAIN’S TOP 6 WITH BRAERIACH, SGOR AN LOCHAIN UAINE, CAIRN TOUL

COMPLETING BRITAIN’S TOP 6 WITH BRAERIACH, SGOR AN LOCHAIN UAINE, CAIRN TOUL

In July I summited Ben Macdui (2nd highest). In August, Ben Nevis (highest). Just two weeks after on August 30, 2016 I’m heading back up the A9 in the dark hours of night aiming to summit Britain’s 3rd, 4th and 5th highest, Braeriach, Cairn Toul and Sgor an Lochain Uaine respectively. With the ascent of Cairngorm on the same day of climbing […]

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PHOTOS: My Frozen Climb To The Summit Of Cairngorm

PHOTOS: My Frozen Climb To The Summit Of Cairngorm

It was a cold final week of April across Scotland but for the heart of the Cairngorm Range, it was more like mid winter than mid spring with heavy snowfall, well below freezing nights and failure to crack freezing by day along with bitter winds. This day last week I decided to surface early (4.45am) on Thursday April 28, 2016 […]

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Windy, Snowy, Icy Ascent To The Top Of 3,580ft Bynack More

Windy, Snowy, Icy Ascent To The Top Of 3,580ft Bynack More

On Sunday, 21 February 2016, my friend Petr Kolegar and myself took off from a rainy Cumbernauld at 4am for the Cairngorms, despite a poor weather forecast, I wanted to experience what winter had to offer in the Scottish mountains. Without the experience and knowledge of Czech born, Petr, I would not have attempted this myself. We both knew […]

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Climb To Cairn Gorm Summit, The Windiest Place In The UK!

Climb To Cairn Gorm Summit, The Windiest Place In The UK!

Well I took my first trip up Cairngorm Mountain yesterday. Leaving the house at 5.30am I drove up the A9 exiting at Aviemore and Coylumbridge and reached the car park at the base of Cairn Gorm around 8.30am. When leaving the car, skies were part cloudy, air temp +3C with even sunshine peeking through but during the climb, […]

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