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Guess I do something wromg, wild camping using a 25l OOM Classic & it's 4l chest addon....

https://www.smc.org.uk/publications/other/hostile-habitats
https://www.smc.org.uk/publications/other/scottish-hill-names

As others have said are the 2 obvious ones...
Have a look at the SMC s other books as well...

Spade wrote:Smidge or other anti midge repellent!!

Just do anything West Coast out of biting horror season...

As a rule, I find,
Scarpa - too narrow
Meindl - too low volume (but wide enough)
Asolo - too narrow, too low volume
La Sportiva - seems to be very very model/year dependant

at present Salewa are what fits

but with all of the mentioned there are exceptions!

Try as many different boots as you can, making sure that they DO fit!
If scarpa Manta boot do fit, they do have a good rep,
but FIT is the key...

You don’t need anything special unless you’ve been reading too many magazine articles? Unless on the cuillin , I use old skanky footwear as the gabro destroys it. This I would agree with, having done scrambles in anything from approach shoes to B3 boots (and even a few (lowi grade) rock climbs in B...

I'd add a headtorch to the list of carried gear, along with either a spare or spare batteries,
and think about starting the approaches in the dark!

Mac Dui & Cairngorm - if the weather is clear - out to Mac Dui is a navigation exercise if it isn't
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/macdui-cairngorm.shtml

Bynackmore is also strainght forward

In all cases check the alavanche forcast ...
https://www.sais.gov.uk/

Technically it is not hard but it is exposed! Key, maybe, you want a dry few days (before) & 'summer'. Since this was my first scottish & first munro route, I'm biased : 8) I might also add I did it in approach shoes & never put my trekking poles away, so I may not be the best at judging...

Having done Bynack More in Febuary in a t-shirt & shorts, any thing is possible : :shock: Have also been snowed on in every month (it's Scotland anything is & does happen weather-wise) Really a case of looking at the weather and[ avalanche conditions and choose something appropreate https://...

I'd add Cairngorm (itself) to the suggestions via the path below the Northern Corries up to Cairn Lochan and back via Stob Corrie an t-Sneachda (more or less this walk https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/map1_4cg.shtml) but off Cairngorm via the Marquis well path not the pony path!

madprof wrote:GPS altitude can be unreliable I find!

and most altimeters/barometers are not much better, as they need "stable" conditions or reseting frequently at known points...

Never had an issue with ice axe or crampons on it, but that MAY be because of the time - usually up or down (mostly down) later in the day (after I've done my day's activity)

When I see a compeltionist that avaged 1 per year - I'll think they were slow :D Take your time and really enjoy them... I may be old and slow but I'm not a tortoise, so attaining the necessary longevity to complete at one a year is beyond me. If, however, I were a Greenland Shark, which can reach ...

When I see a compeltionist that avaged 1 per year - I'll think they were slow

Take your time and really enjoy them...

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