Cairngorm Traverse
4 Sept, 2011

As usual there was a large turnout for the annual Cairngorm Traverse, this year was again a bus share with the Westhill Walkers.

Here is a pictorial account of the President's Party's day.

President’s Party leaving Coire Cas

By the Lochans in Coire an t- Sneachda

On the Goat Track

Cairngorm from the Goat Track

Fiacall Ridge of Coire an t- Sneachda

The Club in Upper Coire Dhomain

Descending towards the head of Loch Avon

Carn Etchachan – Garbh Uisge and Feith Buidhe

Beinn Mheadhoin and Loch Avon

Loch Avon from the path in Coire Dhomain

Boulderfield below the Shelter Stone Crag

President Anne Pinches (Beinn Mheadhoin behind)

Howff in Coire Dhomain

Presidents Party and Feith Buidhe

Secretary Ken Thomson at the Shelter Stone

Loch Avon from the Shelter Stone

The Shelter Stone (Peter,Ken,Derek,David and front Neil, Clive and Sue)

Lunch at The Shelter Stone

Looking back towards the Shelter Stone

Loch Avon from path to Loch Etchachan

Another howff

Loch Avon

Ascending Beinn Mheadhoin (Carn Etchachan behind)

Cairngorm from Beinn Mheadhoin

First view of the Barns of Beinn Mheadhoin

Heading for Beinn Mheadhoin

Going for the top

David Brown near summit tor

North side of the Barn

Happy hillwalkers on Beinn Mheadhoin

Sue Chalmers showing us all how to get down off one of the finest hills in Scotland

Looking back on our way off

Our descent route off

Looking north up the Lairig an Laoigh (beyond the Dubh Lochan) to Bynack Mor

Stob Coire Etchachan from the Glas Allt Mor

Upper Glen Derry