Friday 18 February 2011

Cairngorms - beautiful but dangerous!


The Cairngorms have been grim for most of the week but yesterday was the first day of beautiful sunshine. After a solo of Cinderella on Meggie on Saturday I havent had the crampons on due to the rubbish weather and the avalanche risk.
At the top of Cinderella we found a massive cornice, the route has a reputation for avalanches so it was a bit unnvering. Even more so when we got back to the hut to find someone had been taken by helicopter to Inverness hospital following an avalanche on the Goat Track. Other reports of incidents came through so Sunday was spent on mountain bikes round Rothiemurchus forest - great fun!
So Thursday was the first beautiful day, we walked up Cairngorn to find the ski centre RAMMED. The snow was crisp and icy, the wind had died down and everything looked god for the weekend. Today has been rubbish again though :(
I spend a week in February in Scotland every year and I've always been lucky with the weather but I suppose it was bound to break *sigh*

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