Monthly Archives: April 2016

Winter is gone… Long live winter!

Posted on April 25, 2016 by cairngormwanderer

Glorious! Absolutely glorious. Just when you reach that stage when the bite’s gone from winter but it won’t quite let go and allow spring to move up the hill, along comes a weekend like this: two absolutely classic winter mountaineering … Continue reading →

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Lochnagar… almost

Posted on April 21, 2016 by cairngormwanderer

The great thing about heading for the hills is that even your failures can turn in great days. Last weekend I was bound for Lochnagar, to the Gelder Shiel for the area meeting of the MBA. You’ll all be absolutely … Continue reading →

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The pictureless post: monolith and a halo

Posted on April 3, 2016 by cairngormwanderer

There are no pictures in this post. There are, however, some of the best pictures I’ve never taken. It didn’t seem to matter on Friday evening when, struggling to make headway – or even to stay on my bike at … Continue reading →

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