From Newtonmore, the Drumochter Munros are nice and close too. I can recommend them all - the Eastern solo and twin are good and easier than the Western round - although the western hills can be split into pairs easily.

Well done on the Cairnwell trip - I suspect doing a pair of the hills on the "other" side would be a lot easier...

And I too love the Braemar (and Ballater) mountain shops - can never go through without rummaging, and spending too much!

CAmp at the Loch Morlich site?
Youth Hostel right opposite?
Otherwise I suspect you're really looking at more expensive stuff either near Aviemore, or perhaps the chalets at Loch Insch, although there are some lovely cottages to rent on the North side of CNP.

Julie wrote:I...we decided to head up Creag Dubh. I've done it lots of times to An Torr as a hill run ....

Oh Good Grief! Hill runners make me green with envy - I struggle to maintain sufficient head of steam to walk up hills without stopping, let alone contemplate running!

Ahhhh sorry - a little more notice and I might have produced a family of pickers, but we've got Sunday sorted...we tend to collect loose wrappers and such on route anyway. We'll admire your good work in three weeks time - when quite a few of us will be converging on Cairngorm for Bio-mans epic 4000e...

I remember the high scree descent fondly - as you say, a bit like skiing - it definitely helps you off. The less said about the rest, the better - my knee started playing up, and wifie had a miserable descent - she was almost 40 minutes behind me and daughter by the time we finished - although of co...

Caberfeidh wrote:It is literally "Trees of the Deer", a poetic way of saying stag's antlers.

Also the name of a 'pipe shop in Inverness

Congratulations!

My daughter was the same at that age - need cajoling to get up, but once the top's in sight there's no holding her back. Never has a shortage of energy on the way back down either.

maddjock wrote:sorry myth<...> have got something on pretty much every weekend until the end of July...

Same here - that's why I'm stealing the moment!
Another time.

I parked the 'van up at the lecht car park last year - in lek season - and the males were everywhere, within yards of the car park, calling and jumping, and doing their best "come hither" dances. They kept at it while there was any light in the sky - so basically all night. The noise was i...

kinley wrote:

37lumleyst wrote:I havent come across porriage bars before - can you get these South of the border?

http://www.stoatsporridgebars.co.uk/

These sound quite close to my homemade Oat Flapjacks - never taken them on the hills but thinking about it I'm not sure why not.

I've got a solo pass valid for this Saturday only (eveyone else, apart from the dog, is doing something)... I'm planning to get out and about, and preferably up high. Weather outlook is promising - anyone else at a loose end and fancy joining me for an amble? Before I thought about posting here was ...

mountain coward wrote:The way I see it, the list-ticking's not a bad thing... without that, a lot of us would never see the places we're seeing doing the Munros!

It's keeping my kids interest up!

I do enjoy starting a hill day with a bacon and egg roll... and much tho' I love porridge, only in the winter please! I also tend to have a Tea followed by a coffee in the mornings - in big quantities - so I start well hydrated. On the hill my preferences get over-ruled by a peanut allergy in the fa...

RICE - Rest Ice Compression Elevation is the usual advice for any strain injury. One reason I always carry a compression bandage - get in early with the compression. For ankles and knees best to try for a 100% rest until fully healed as any repeat puts you right back to the start - as I get older, I...