Cheers again for the comments, if only my Economics essays received the same reviews!
dogplodder wrote:How does your return route compare time-wise with going back the way you came?
Not entirely sure what you mean but I'll give you a few timings in case they help! It took me 2hrs 15min to get from the top of Beinn Mheadhoin back to the car park, that part of the walk dragged a bit. When working out my route I thought it would take me 2hrs, but I didn't take in to account the river crossing, the wind and wasn't expecting to be so tired. I also worked out approximately how long it would take me to go back via the Shelter Stone and Coire Raibert and it was just over 2 hrs as well. I fancied taking a different route to one I'd already used though and when planning the walk I wanted to keep the possibility of climbing Cairngorm time/tiredness dependent. I'd already climbed it from the west so thought I'd take my route as it meant I could climb it from the east.