Cairn Toul
and Devils Point

two of the peaks on one of Cairngorms finest ridges

 

 

 

routes from Lin of Dee the access point at Lin of Dee

towards the Lairig Ghru
and many famous mountains
the banks of the Dee

we followed the Dee up to Corrour Bothy
first on cycle then on Foot

crossing the Dee at Corrour Bothy

just uner 5 km from
the river source
Corrour Bothy

with the lower slopes of
Beinn Bhrotain beyond
Devils Point
1004 meters
3294 feet

left - from Corrour bothy
below - summit ridge & summit
looking towards
Carn Toul

from the top of
Coire t-Saighdeir 1213 meters
Carn Toul summit

1291 meters
4236 feet

the forth highest mountain
in Great Britian
the storm clouds rising
across to devils point

at this point we decided to leave the ridge rather than continue in lightning to Angel point and Braeriach

 

again more details can also be found on the Munro page.
there are about 20 Munros in the Cairngorm area

 

 

 

The DoE award


Northamptonshire DoE
Open Gold Expedition

Cairngorms
July 2000

for more pictures click here

 

 

 

in 1993

I did my
winter mountain leader training
in the Cairngorms,
based at Glenmore lodge

winter Cairngorm pictures

 Winter ML training in the Cairngorms

 

 

 

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