Three days in the Cairngorms
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Some top pics Rich looks like a good trip ,and you got the weather on your side
How many miles did you cover and what was the total weight of you kit if you know
Jason
How many miles did you cover and what was the total weight of you kit if you know
Jason
so u reckon i could get lost up there then cos i wouldnt mind going for a few days like and i wont be hiking i would be taking all the gear
Not many miles this time mate, just a chilled out wander around, prolly around 8 or 9 on Saturday and about the same Sunday
With winter hammock gear and plenty of down goodies, whisky, cider, fuel & food I'll say around 10kg
It's probably not the best glen for car camping bud, it's all estate land so you need to put the effort in to get somewhere discreet. You might be able to park somewhere and then head off like we did, returning to the car after a couple of days to restock.
Not bad at all Rich with winter hammock + all the extras i thought you would have been heavier than that
Jason
I probably would have done mate, only I realised a few days before that I'd sold all my big packs and was limited to just 50L
As it turned out I was toasty enough with what I took, the pulk trip will be a different matter though 
Nice pics
I go up there for 3 weeks at christmas time for the past 30 years. I wouldn't go at this time of year due to the heat i'd be sweating buckets.
Also if you go in late december nobody's there.
The area has declined significantly in the past 30 years though which is disapointing.
I go up there for 3 weeks at christmas time for the past 30 years. I wouldn't go at this time of year due to the heat i'd be sweating buckets.
Also if you go in late december nobody's there.
The area has declined significantly in the past 30 years though which is disapointing.
I've been meaning to go up for New Year but always been working or something's come up.... Now with 2 wee ones, I suspect it will be a long time before I see in the Bells in such a beautiful place AuldJim.
I wasn't able to go until my bairns had grown up, i was about 34 or 35 when i first went.
It's well worth the wait as long as you understand theres no one there at that time and conditions can be bitterly cold and windy( i understand cold having lived in Alberta for 40 years but it's something else up there, there was 1 guy i used to see every year for 18 years but not seen him in 12 years but he was real old at the time, we used to take in the bells with each other with a dram and fire.
It's worth the wait.
Following on from Rich's pics of a fantastic trip;
I headed back up Glen Quoich on Monday morning to explore the upper parts. It has an air of the 'lost world' about this place.
Looking east to some great unpsoilt Caledonian forest, this is where I'm heading.
A very handy leaning post.
Home for the night
With an old fire-ring. I built up the stones to isolate the ground from the heat and had a nice meal cooked over a small bag of charcoal
Greeted with sunshine the next day
Found some nice Red deer antlers, not very old. Stll blood running .
Is this what your supposed to carry on a UL pack?
What a place to hang! Note to self;sleep here at least once in my life.
Beautiful unspoilt vistas.
This is the most beautiful stands of trees I think I've ever seen, I was blown away. Every bit as impressive as Rothiemurchus
The colours, light and the greens picked out by the afternoon sun were epic. Pics can't do this scene justice. Goosebump place.
A bad picture of a strange yellow rubbery Fungus, any ideas what it is?
Watched the sun depart the hills, the frost came very quickly and it was time to walk the few miles back down in the dark
Caledonian pine porn.
A great trip to a very special part of the world. I could spend 2 weeks just exploring this valley and surrounding peaks. This one will stick in the memory, can't wait to get back.
Cheers to Rich for being top company for the weekend.
Pete.
I headed back up Glen Quoich on Monday morning to explore the upper parts. It has an air of the 'lost world' about this place.
Looking east to some great unpsoilt Caledonian forest, this is where I'm heading.
A very handy leaning post.
Home for the night
With an old fire-ring. I built up the stones to isolate the ground from the heat and had a nice meal cooked over a small bag of charcoal
Greeted with sunshine the next day
Found some nice Red deer antlers, not very old. Stll blood running .
Is this what your supposed to carry on a UL pack?
What a place to hang! Note to self;sleep here at least once in my life.
Beautiful unspoilt vistas.
This is the most beautiful stands of trees I think I've ever seen, I was blown away. Every bit as impressive as Rothiemurchus
The colours, light and the greens picked out by the afternoon sun were epic. Pics can't do this scene justice. Goosebump place.
A bad picture of a strange yellow rubbery Fungus, any ideas what it is?
Watched the sun depart the hills, the frost came very quickly and it was time to walk the few miles back down in the dark
Caledonian pine porn.
A great trip to a very special part of the world. I could spend 2 weeks just exploring this valley and surrounding peaks. This one will stick in the memory, can't wait to get back.
Cheers to Rich for being top company for the weekend.
Pete.
Stunning!
I've seen some wonderful imagery from the Cairngorms on another board I visit, and thought I must get up there.
Yours & Shewie's pics have totally convinced me.
Thank you.
I've seen some wonderful imagery from the Cairngorms on another board I visit, and thought I must get up there.
Yours & Shewie's pics have totally convinced me.
Thank you.
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Great piccies mate, thanks for the peak up the valley
We need to plan the next one mate, I'll check what's she's got lined up for me
I think the fungi is a yellow stagshorn, quite fitting considering where you found it ...
http://www.gardenworldimages.com/De...enses=1,2&sort=DATE&cdonly=False&mronly=False
We need to plan the next one mate, I'll check what's she's got lined up for me
I think the fungi is a yellow stagshorn, quite fitting considering where you found it ...
http://www.gardenworldimages.com/De...enses=1,2&sort=DATE&cdonly=False&mronly=False
After looking at this thread I've been looking at trian times and prices for getting up there at christamas time for a couple of days.
Pleasure Bilmo, you'll not regret a visit.
Yeah, that looks like the fungi Rich. Fitting name indeed
The whole upper part is just stunning, I picked out about 4 great hang spots near water, more with a short water carry.
I'm well up for another one mate, bring it on!
I came back with a ripped UQ cinch channel (sat on my UQ, missed the hammock)
Another broken spork
Bust Zip on my wool top
Bent Fig 9
Yeah, that looks like the fungi Rich. Fitting name indeed
The whole upper part is just stunning, I picked out about 4 great hang spots near water, more with a short water carry.
I'm well up for another one mate, bring it on!
I came back with a ripped UQ cinch channel (sat on my UQ, missed the hammock)
Another broken spork
Bust Zip on my wool top
Bent Fig 9
Another lot of cracking pic's cheer's Teepee, My brother is coming up here for a week starting the 18th of Dec,was meant to be going beach camping here,think i will see if he fancy's a wee trip north instead.
