 After a nice snooze in the van, we got bikes and prepared to head off from the Linn of Dee |
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 Easy going up the track to Derry Lodge |
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 Going was a little harder after the lodge, heading up Glen Derry, but still alright. |
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 Left the bikes here. View up Glen Derry To Derry Cairngorm on the left and Beinn Mheadhoin off at the back. Our hills are on the right hand side of the Glen, behind that tree! |
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 Going got a bit steeper for a bit. |
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 Some of these guys were shifting fast!. |
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 Top of Beinn Bhreac, looking to our next hill, Beinn a'Chaorainn - a bog yomp then bit of hill. |
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 And a fuller panorama, with lots of Cairngorms to the West. |
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 Off to the next one. Route up to Loch Etchacan straight ahead. |
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 Final pull up Beinn a'Chaorainn, with Beinn Bhreac way back over there on the right. On the left is Beinn a Bhuird |
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 From the summit looking South to Beinn Bhreac on the left, and Derry lodge round the corner on the right |
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 Looking West, with Ben Macdui on the left, Beinn Mheadhoin with the lumps on it in the middle, and right of that the back of Cairn Gorm itself I think. On the far right Bynack More. All looks so simple! |
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 Time to head back down. |
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 Rest of the party think about getting going |
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 Dodgy descent - cheers Nigel. |
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 The guys in charge even helped us across the river. Health and Safety I guess? |
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 The long walk back down Glen Derry |
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 Looking back to the cliffs below Beinn Mheadhoin and the Lairig an Laoigh pass to the Fords of Avon refuge. |
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 More walking down Glen Derry |
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 Then up through the trees to the bikes |
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 This path also seemed to go on for ever. |
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 Bikes at last. Then a quick dash down the track and back to the van, and eventually home. |
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