Tag Archives: Beinn a Bhuird

Covid Dreams 16: Vertical pleasures

Posted on May 11, 2020 by cairngormwanderer

Another dip into the past, going back to 1996, when Colin McGregor and I climbed Squareface, the classic V Diff route in the Garbh Choire of Beinn a Bhuird. The angle is deceptive here – it’s always hard to capture … Continue reading →

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Covid dreams 6: The plateau

Posted on April 26, 2020 by cairngormwanderer

The Cairngorms can disappoint those who are thirled to pointed peaks and sharp ridges, but that’s to miss the point… so to speak. The view here is all about size and scale: the expanse of the high plateau, the sense … Continue reading →

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Cairngorm skiing – the traditional way

Posted on January 16, 2015 by cairngormwanderer

This winter, as in a number of winters before, I’ve toyed with the idea of getting skis again. Not to go back to the crowded slopes of Glenshee and Cairngorm which I went to as a teenager, way back in … Continue reading →

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The not so secret howff

Posted on October 8, 2011 by cairngormwanderer

When I wrote about the Secret Howff recently it sparked a fair bit of interest. And from the number of Google searches that rather hopefully included the word ‘location’ it seems that what I thought was the worst kept secret … Continue reading →

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