Author: asa
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Wind and rain over Meall a’ Bhuachaille, Cairngorms, Scotland – September
It was another very windy day. We took the track that goes through Glenmore Lodge, stopped to appreciate the greenish water of the An Lochan Uaine, then headed up the ridge from the Ryvoan bothy after first having a look inside. It was another sloggy ascent up to the first top of Meall a’ Bhuachaille;…
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Through the Chalamain Gap to Braeriach, Cairngorms, Scotland – September
Winds of 20-25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph were forecast. We drove up to the Sugar Bowl car park and were walking soon after 9.30am. It started to rain soon after we started, but we had already put on our waterproof gear in anticipation. We played the passing and re-passing game with two…
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Across the Cairngorm plateau to Ben Macdui, Cairngorms, Scotland – September
A clear but windy day. As the weather looked to be best of the next few days, we thought to do a popular Cairngorms high circuit. We started walking form the Ski Centre car park at 9.20am up the ‘windy trail’ to gain the ridge – an apt name for this day, with gusts of…