Cairngorms Wild Camp

[soulminer]

Always better to 'get one in' before the real snow starts !! A fine place you chose as well
Did you manage to find yourself a new piece of photographic equipment ?

[SMRussell]

Cheers Soulminer I've yet to purchase a little memory snapper to take up into the hills. RTMcB's wizz-pop, wizz-bang new Sony compact was used for this trip. I'm fairly impressed with it but its more than I'd want to spend and I just can't make up my mind what to go for

Guess I'll just have to share RTMcBs for a while longer! Wonder whose patience will falter first?

[Ranger]

Wow! Amazing trip and photos, so jealous!

[Johnny Corbett]

This was a cracker, one of those reports that makes you want to go out there and do it. Nice one

[ScottishLeaf]

Woooo Hooo!
I got a mention

Looks like a great trip you had up there, I know I was a burst baw try to get Bhrotain, MM and Sgor Goaith. So well done!
Must've been something else up being up there at the crack of dawn. Fab views to say the least.

Was nice of you to say hello as well

[mrssanta]

that looked like a great trip a little like the one we did but we took two nights. where did you camp?

[simon-b]

That's a change from the cosy highland b and b's, SM! It's great to be under the stars and wake up in the mountains, though. There's something special about the Cairngorms.

[Bod]

Lovely photos and a great effort, well done!
I used to stay out in the Cairngorms years ago when I first took hillwalking seriously, you've got me planning more again even sooner than I thought

[SMRussell]

Wow! Amazing trip and photos, so jealous!

This was a cracker, one of those reports that makes you want to go out there and do it. Nice one

Thanks both

Woooo Hooo!
I got a mention

Well would be rude not to! Maybe bump into you again some time

that looked like a great trip a little like the one we did but we took two nights. where did you camp?

I remember reading and enjoying your report. We thought about staying out for 2 nights but due to over packing and thus tiring ourselves and my boots breaching on the first day we thought making the most of day 2 and heading home was the best move.

We camped near the Allt Clais an t-Sabhail between Cairn Toul and Sgor an Lochain Uaine at 1034 meters. Considered heading towards the Loch an Stuirteag but it was getting dark and the weather was really closing in so we found a reasonable patch and pitched up. Wasn't ideal as we were on a slope and thus there was quiet a bit of sliding over to one side of the tent throughout the night! But the views and swift ascent of the Angels Peak in the morning more than made up for it

That's a change from the cosy highland b and b's, SM! It's great to be under the stars and wake up in the mountains, though. There's something special about the Cairngorms.

Haha - I think RTMcB fancies a cosy B&B if we do another full weekend before the year is out. I did miss my celebratory ale just a smidge but like you say, sleeping under the stars and waking up in the hills cast those thoughts aside.

[SMRussell]

Lovely photos and a great effort, well done!
I used to stay out in the Cairngorms years ago when I first took hillwalking seriously, you've got me planning more again even sooner than I thought

Cheers Bod I'm definitely a Cairngorms convert, in the right conditions it is just the most wonderful place to be. I'd never claim to have a favorite area of the highlands though and I'm a strong believer that variety is the spice of life. Yet to visit Torridon though and have my suspicions that area might steal my heart....

[luibnaclach]

Corrour has some excellent wild camping spots, but chose carefully lots of very wet areas, and try to go April May before the MIDGES get really hungry. Great location and with a licenced restraurant at the station and also YHostel as back up, just in case.

definately before the end of may,trust me, i know corrour midgies.
,and they can be unbearable

[rjpatyou]

Great pictures ,I’m thinking of one more wild camp round devil’s Point just keeping an eye on the weather. Late oct could be to late but the walk reports and pics on walkhighlands are a great help. As its a 350 miles to Cairngorms from me

[kevsbald]

Fabbbbb! See you out on the hills one evening...

[Fudgie]

Wonderful stuff. You don't look cold at all though in some of those pictures...

[SMRussell]

Corrour has some excellent wild camping spots, but chose carefully lots of very wet areas, and try to go April May before the MIDGES get really hungry. Great location and with a licenced restraurant at the station and also YHostel as back up, just in case.

definately before the end of may,trust me, i know corrour midgies.
,and they can be unbearable

Eek, end of May it is!

Great pictures ,I’m thinking of one more wild camp round devil’s Point just keeping an eye on the weather. Late oct could be to late but the walk reports and pics on walkhighlands are a great help. As its a 350 miles to Cairngorms from me

350 miles away Hope you manage to squeeze in one more trip

Fabbbbb! See you out on the hills one evening...

Cheers Kev! Haven't seen many reports from you lately - hope you're still getting out and up!

Wonderful stuff. You don't look cold at all though in some of those pictures...

Oh my, if I had a dingly-dangly I think it would have burrowed back inside me and refused to come out while we were on Cairn Toul! Wet feet, wind and snow make for the chills!