Historical post written up during the coronavirus lockdown for posterity

2011 was #2 in the adventure series. Young and naive, the wilderness selected was the Cairngorms. I’m not sure exactly how, but the megabus deals were phenomenal and actually for Birmingham->Edinburgh on the train.

Some mistakes were made in the planning of this trip. Ultralight wasn’t a thing anywhere yet and it wasn’t a thing on this trip.

The route is preserved in history on a map from my Grandparents. It started with a climb up the Feshie hills.

Feshie hills

At some point, we made it around the Lairig Ghru where bad weather pinned us down for a day camped at the old Sinclair hut site. lairig ghru

There’s evidence of poor food planning. Non-dehydrated food is not a good idea for maximising kcal/100g. food

The loop came down the back of Cairngorm which left a long walk on the flat back to Aviemore. Loch Morlich

Look how young we were! youth

Highlights were:

  • Cairngorm / over the Feshie Hills
  • Deep-fried Mars bar
  • KFC in Edinburgh

Lowlights were:

  • Sausages outside Aviemore
  • Tent inadequacies in high winds