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Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by The Rodmiester » Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:37 pm
Munros included on this walk: Broad Cairn, Cairn Bannoch, Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Lochnagar
Date walked: 21/03/2015
Time taken: 12 hours
Distance: 36.63 km
Ascent: 1542m
7 people think this report is great. Register or Login free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).Another Argyll Mountaineering Club's weekends landed us in the Braemar area and it was the to be a small but select party to converge to meet in 'The Bothy' a fairly new Coffee shop in Braemar as the Fife Arms Hotel had the decidedly Closed look, maybe it opens at Easter? The Big Three of us discussed, plans A, B, and C and finally a plan of action was hatched over fabulous bacon rolls and coffee. Plan A Two Munros, Plan B three Munros and Plan C Five Munros, no contest really, plan C it was as the MWIS forecast was looking good for Saturday in particular for the whole day. The time now was about 1300hrs and the decided to drive back down A93 to Auchallater also one of the starts of Jock's Road, walk in with big packs to Loch Callater where two were to find accommodation at the MBA Bothy 'The Stables' and I was to pitch my tent overlooking the loch. The walk to Loch Callater took us our heavy packs just over an hour, after pitching the tent and getting our tea at the bothy it was an early night to get us prepared for the Big day ahead (Saturday). One of the group had been struggling with blisters with his 4 season boots so the approach from this side meant that after scaling Lochnagar we could just return and leave Cairn Bannoch and Broad Cairn for another day, if we needed to.
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- Loch Muick from the summit cairn of Broad Cairn. The return journey saw us keeping to low p[oints over the flattish summit following the ATV track in places and joining up with the path up and around Carn an t-Saigairt Mor back to the bothy, Ten hours in total with a few stops for chats and food drink stops.
Allow for just over an hour to be added for both the inward and outward journeys to the bothy making Twelve hours in total.
- Loch Muick from the summit cairn of Broad Cairn. The return journey saw us keeping to low p[oints over the flattish summit following the ATV track in places and joining up with the path up and around Carn an t-Saigairt Mor back to the bothy, Ten hours in total with a few stops for chats and food drink stops.
Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by Huff_n_Puff » Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:45 pm
Lovely - enjoyed reading and seeing that. Beautiful conditions too 

Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by davetherave » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:08 pm
Yes, Saturday was a supreme winters day. We did a few from Glenfeshie on same day.
Your day looked much busier than what ours was
Days like those will make many people jealous indeed.
Your day looked much busier than what ours was
Days like those will make many people jealous indeed.
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Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by Fife Flyer » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:23 pm
Nice one Rod, up to your usual descriptive standards
How did you manage with your light rucksack?


How did you manage with your light rucksack?

Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by The Rodmiester » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:33 pm
Huff_n_Puff wrote:Lovely - enjoyed reading and seeing that. Beautiful conditions too
Glad you enjoyed it, we certainly did, wonderful conditions, days you dream of.
Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by The Rodmiester » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:36 pm
davetherave wrote:Yes, Saturday was a supreme winters day. We did a few from Glenfeshie on same day.
Your day looked much busier than what ours was
Days like those will make many people jealous indeed.
Hi Davetherave, busy only on Lochnagar as you would expect, unforgettable, glad we made the most of such a day

Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by The Rodmiester » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:39 pm
Fife Flyer wrote:Nice one Rod, up to your usual descriptive standards![]()
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How did you manage with your light rucksack?
A fabulous day Martin, hope we get a similar day next month up North



Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by Petr Dakota » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:25 pm
Hi Rod, I like your report. Looks like really big day and good weather condition with a blue sky. I admire also your condition
especially with that loaded rucksack...great trip in great area...all 5 hills = good effort...Well done !
Nice to see the place again after two weeks...feeling the air and views, still in my memories and also in my legs
Just "missing" the neverending path around Loch Muick
Good choice of day, the saturday was really nice 1st spring day and you welcomed the spring by the right way !
I was working all weekend, but fortunatelly I had good sunny day on my day off on wednesday 18th, enjoyed views in sunshine and blue sky on my trip Creag Meagaidh circuit
Hope to meet you somewhere this year 






Good choice of day, the saturday was really nice 1st spring day and you welcomed the spring by the right way !

I was working all weekend, but fortunatelly I had good sunny day on my day off on wednesday 18th, enjoyed views in sunshine and blue sky on my trip Creag Meagaidh circuit


Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by The Rodmiester » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:34 pm
Petr Dakota wrote:Hi Rod, I like your report. Looks like really big day and good weather condition with a blue sky. I admire also your conditionespecially with that loaded rucksack...great trip in great area...all 5 hills = good effort...Well done !
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Nice to see the place again after two weeks...feeling the air and views, still in my memories and also in my legs
Just "missing" the neverending path around Loch Muick
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Good choice of day, the saturday was really nice 1st spring day and you welcomed the spring by the right way !![]()
I was working all weekend, but fortunatelly I had good sunny day on my day off on wednesday 18th, enjoyed views in sunshine and blue sky on my trip Creag Meagaidh circuitHope to meet you somewhere this year
Thanks Petr, still to do this starting from Glen Doll, vie Broad Cairn, Bannoch over the others to Lochnagar then down yo loch Muick and back over Capel Month back to Glen Doll, a biggie, think I'll leave it to longer days and after a dry period and travel light. Don't think its been done by a WH as yet, better check it out





Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by Happyfeet » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:37 am
Great walk Rod
lovely pics and all the wild life and frost, looks absolutely stunning. Super report too! 


Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by jepsonscotland » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:00 am
Another great report.
And now I know what they all look like!!
I always get clag there!!
You're absolutely right about the wildlife. I've never seen so much as I have over past few months.
Especially deer and grouse.
Nice one.
Chris


And now I know what they all look like!!

I always get clag there!!

You're absolutely right about the wildlife. I've never seen so much as I have over past few months.
Especially deer and grouse.
Nice one.

Chris
Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by BlackPanther » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:08 am
What a cracker! I always wondered if any Walkhighlander would try to bag all 5 Muick M's from this side - glad you enjoyed it! And on a lovely, bright day
I have some good memories from Glen Callater, we climbed Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach from this direction, sadly didn't have enough time to continue to the other 3 (did the rest from Loch Muick side). I remember we found quite a few bits of the wrecked plane - a piece of wing, parts of the engine, scattered all over the western slopes of Carn an t-Sagairt Mor. It was a Canberra bomber that crashed in November 1956, the cause of the accident is still unknown!
A piece of Canberra:
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I have some good memories from Glen Callater, we climbed Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach from this direction, sadly didn't have enough time to continue to the other 3 (did the rest from Loch Muick side). I remember we found quite a few bits of the wrecked plane - a piece of wing, parts of the engine, scattered all over the western slopes of Carn an t-Sagairt Mor. It was a Canberra bomber that crashed in November 1956, the cause of the accident is still unknown!
A piece of Canberra:
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Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by Beaner001 » Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:24 pm
Some round that Rod, never seen them done from that side, well played 

Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by The Rodmiester » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:27 pm
Happyfeet wrote:Great walk Rodlovely pics and all the wild life and frost, looks absolutely stunning. Super report too!
Thanks Emms, it was as you say Stunning! An unforgettable day, still to get my backpacking fine tuned, WHAT A WEIGHT


Re: Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!
by The Rodmiester » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:30 pm
jepsonscotland wrote:Another great report.![]()
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And now I know what they all look like!!![]()
I always get clag there!!![]()
You're absolutely right about the wildlife. I've never seen so much as I have over past few months.
Especially deer and grouse.
Nice one.![]()
Chris
Thanks Chris, just thought it would be a good idea to test the fitness before Martins journey North next month, look forward to a catch up then, fingers crossed similar weather will prevail

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