Biallaid, July–August 2008
Saturday 26 July
We stayed at Biallaid, just outside Newtonmore.
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Sunday 27 July
Climbed Geal Charn in the Monadh Liath range.
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Pat on the path up Geal Charn.
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Lochan a' Choire from the summit of Geal Charn.
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Bob G and Alison by the summit cairn.
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View of the descent into Glen Markie.
Monday 28 July
Climbed Sgor Gaoith and Sgòran Dubh Mór from Glen Feshie.
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Glen Feshie.
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Allan, Bob, Lionel on the path up Sgor Gaoith.
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Nearing the summit.
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Looking down into Loch Einich.
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Another view of Loch Einich.
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Along the ridge to Sgòran Dubh Mór.
Tuesday 29 July
Climbed Meall a' Bhuachaille (to the north of Loch Morlich).
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An Lochan Uaine.
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An Lochan Uaine again, from the slopes of Meall a' Bhuachaille.
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Lunch on Meall a' Bhuachaille: Dick, Gerald, Yvonne, Lionel, Bob, Allan.
Wednesday 30 July
Climbed Braeriach.
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On the path from the Cairn Gorm car park to the Chalamain Gap.
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Lairig Ghru from the slopes of Braeriach.
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The cliffs of Coire Bhrochain, near the summit of Braeriach.
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Sheltering from an icy wind on the summit (Bob, Alison, Allan).
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The view south from the summit (Cairn Toul in cloud, Lairig Ghru, River Dee).
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On the descent, looking across the Lairig Ghru to the path up to the Chalamain Gap.
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Boulder field in the Chalamain Gap.
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Further along the boulder field.
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Nearly back to the car park: Loch Morlich and the Rothiemurchus forest.
Thursday 31 July
Climbed Cairn Gorm.
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Start of the climb, looking back to the Coire na Ciste car park and Loch Morlich.
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From Cairn Gorm, looking across to the granite tors of Bynack More.
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View from the summit towards Ben Macdui.
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The summit cairn, with Loch Morlich below.
Friday 1 August
After a week of fine weather it turned wet. We went for a low level walk round Loch an Eilein in the Rothiemurchus forest.
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The castle on Loch an Eilein.
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Caledonian pine forest.
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