Saturday 20th June – Current tally 166 Munros.

Well over the half-way point now, but it doesn’t feel like it’s getting any easier! The last few days have been long ones with lengthy entry / exit routes to add to the km’s covered. So far Jonathan’s old mountain bike has been coping well, and hasn’t let me down yet – must be because it’s been so well looked after!

07/06 – Rest Day, family up for visit in Blair Atholl

08/06 – Glen Shee South (Carn a’Gheoidh, Carn Aosda, The Cairnwell, Glas Maol & Creag Leacach)

09/06 – Glen Shee North & Glas Tulaichean (Carn an Tuirc, Tolmount, Tom Buidhe, Cairn of Claise & Glas Tulaichean)

10/06 – Mayar, Driesh & Mount Keen

11/06 – Geldie Lodge Circuit (Carn a’Fhidhleir & An Sgarsoch)

12/06 – Lochnagar Circuit (Cac Carn Beag, Carn a’Choire Bhoidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt More Cairn Bannoch & Broad Cairn)

13/06 – Glen Ey Altanour Circuit (An Socach, Carn an Righ, Beinn Iutharn Mhor & Carn Bhac)

14/06 – Cairngorms South West(Beinn Bhrotain, Monadh Mor, Sgor an Lochain Uaine, Cairn Toul & The Devils Point)

15/06 – Rest Day

16/06 – Cairngorms South (Carn a’Mhaim, Ben Macdui, Beinn Mheadhoin & Derry Cairngorm)

17/06 – Beinn Bhreac & Beinn a’Chaorainn

18/06 – Beinn a’Bhuird & Ben Avon

19/06 – Bynack More & Cairngorm

20/06 – Braeriach

Cairn Toul and Sgor an Lochain Uaine from the summit of Braeriach, 20/06.

The view descending down from Beinn a’Bhuird towards Ben Avon and the Sneck, 18/06.

The view from the Devils Point looking south down Glen Dee towards White Bridge, 14/06.

Late afternoon in Upper Glen Ey, 13/06

I had a couple of really nice days in the Glen Shee hills. The weather was fine and was rewarded with clear views across the high moors towards Lochnagar to the east and the Atholl hills to the west. To the north the bulk of the Cairngorms and Beinn a’Bhuird stood, all new hills for me on this trip.

I stayed for a couple of nights at a friends house in Glen Isla, en-route to and from Glen Clova and Esk. What a treat it was to sleep in a soft, comfy bed wider than the narrow bunk in my camper van!

And so into the Cairngorms… This was the first time I’ve climbed any of the Cairngorm hills and was looking forward to these new hills.