Focus Mountaineering

Excellent journey up the Fiacaill Ridge and over the summit of Cairngorm today. It was another superb day to be on the hills today. There is a lot of soft snow on the Cairngorm plateau that would make walking very tiresome if there weren’t such excellent trails and trenches along popular route. Its also worth noting that there are vast quantities of surface hoar on the snow pack as a result of the recent windless, cold, clear days. This could cause a significant avalanche hazard if it is buried under new snow without being destroyed by strong winds or a thaw.

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