Training Log Archive: Sludo

Cairn Gorm, Bynack More and Creag Mhor, 2M1C

I had originally left Cairn Gorm as a potential last munro given it's potentially more accessible for less able family members, but I don't have any less able family members left now so thought I'd have a bash.

Later start as icy roads (-1.5 deg at 8am) and a toasty haul up from the CP to Cairngorm. Great crisp morning. Little accumualtions of snow in the north lees of the boulders on the top - winter is coming. Just loving being out over to Creag Mhor and Bynack More, sun was out, and my body is currently calibrabted to damp westerly rough corbetts so the dry and runnable Cairngorms felt much easier in comparison. Legs feeling it by the end, some pretty sharp climbs up/off Bynack More.

I did allow myself quite a bit of shuffling on the flat and downhill though. Knee seemed very good today after being quite sore yesterday afternoon. See how it is in AM.

Forgot suncream though, so sheltering under my hat and with leggings/long sleeves. Think back of hands are slightly sunburnt though doh.

MEall Lighiche

Out the door at 5pm to make as much of the light left. Nice walk all the way, only a bit of shuffling on the downhill. Sunset on the top, torchlit descent watching the cars in Glencoe below. lovely.

Needed this Friday night outing after a pretty brutal week which never seemed to let up.

Knee was really good this week Mon-Weds but a bit sore (for some reason?) Thurs/Fri. Knee didn't particularly enjoy this out on the hill, sore over front of knee / tingly skin.