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Back to the Cairngorms again :)

Back to the Cairngorms again :)


by PeteR » Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:04 am

Route description: Beinn Mheadhoin & Derry Cairngorm, Deeside

Munros included on this walk: Beinn Mheadhoin, Ben Macdui

Date walked: 11/03/2012

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Re: Back to the Cairngorms again :)

Postby Sabbathstevie » Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:58 pm

Really good - thanks for sharing. As much as the narrow craggy ridges of the west and north west look appealing, the Cairngorms from Deeside really do look stunning - just got to build up the stamina to hack them with the walk in/out to Derry Lodge - I m no cyclist! :lol:
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Re: Back to the Cairngorms again :)

Postby Sabbathstevie » Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:58 pm

Really good - thanks for sharing. As much as the narrow craggy ridges of the west and north west look appealing, the Cairngorms from Deeside really do look stunning - just got to build up the stamina to hack them with the walk in/out to Derry Lodge - I m no cyclist! :lol:
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Re: Back to the Cairngorms again :)

Postby PeteR » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:21 am

pigeon wrote:Great report pete and good to meet you,well done on getting up macdui,our feet were feeling it at the end of the day :lol: :lol: Where you heading this weekend?myself and Jim(not Chris :lol: :lol: :lol: )hope to get up to the mamores,forecast at the moment not bad :thumbup:


:oops: :oops: :oops: Oops, Next time I see Chris I'll have to apologise to him for not calling him Jim :lol: Not very good with names. Not that good with faces either :lol: Names and faces? Oh dear, that's just a recipe for disaster :lol: It was good to meet all three of you on the hills though :D Glad you enjoyed your day. I can concur on the sore feet :( I'm just about recovered now for this weekend.

I hope you get out to the mamores this weekend. Some of my favourite hills :D I'm not decided yet myself. It could be another Cairngorms trip if that's where the best weather is. Ideally I'm looking to get up to the north west highlands, but the weather just never seems to be that good there at the moment :( I think it will probably be a late call on my part.
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Re: Back to the Cairngorms again :)

Postby PeteR » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:26 am

Sabbathstevie wrote:Really good - thanks for sharing. As much as the narrow craggy ridges of the west and north west look appealing, the Cairngorms from Deeside really do look stunning - just got to build up the stamina to hack them with the walk in/out to Derry Lodge - I m no cyclist! :lol:


Cheers Sabbathstevie :D Agree with you on both the craggs and the Cairngorms. It's a good 45 minute walk into Derry Lodge and with tired legs nearer 60 minutes on the way back :shock: then all that walking in between - but all well worth it :D

I'm no cyclist either - did the Maggies bike and hike a couple of years ago and appart from 3 hours training a few days before the event it was my first time on a bike in well over 15 years :lol: I much prefer walking :D
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Re: Back to the Cairngorms again :)

Postby monty » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:27 pm

Great photos Pete but. Its such a barren landscape up there. :D
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