Steven Fallon photos of 4000 challenge

22 May - Our guide Steven Fallon has uploaded some excellent photos of our recent trip onto Flickr, at the link www.flickr.com/photos/stevenfallon/sets/ - select 4000 challenge.

Braeriach 11 May 2011

An enjoyable route, with a long walk in through the Scots Pine forest of Rothiemurchus. Mostly dry weather with some sunshine, the approach being down the Lairig Ghru then up the NE slopes. The clouds cleared at the summit of Britain's 3rd highest peak (4,251') to give dramatic views across Coire Brochain to Cairn Toul, and east to Ben Macdui and Cairn Gorm.

Bynack More 10 May 2011 - the 50th....

A change of plan on the 4000 Challenge as we had to turn round on our attempt to reach the Cairngorm plateau, due to storm force winds. We diverted to a lower Munro on the eastern side of the Cairngorms, Bynack More, a pleasant walk starting in the Abernethy Forest at Glenmore Lodge, via Ryvoan bothy, then heading up heathery slopes to climb the east ridge to the summit at 3,576'. Patchy shower cloud with good views to the main plateau, and east towards Deeside. My fiftieth Munro !

Cairn Gorm and Ben Macdui 9 May 2011

Rather showery and windy conditions, with dramatic sun and cloud effects, for the first day of my 4000 challenge with guide Steven Fallon and fellow client Gayle. We first climbed to the summit of Cairn Gorm (4,084') from the ski car park - broken cloud was above the summit - then across the windswept plateau to Ben Macdui to the south, the second highest mountain in Britain at 4,294' - some views from the top across to Braeriach and back to Cairn Gorm and Loch Morlich, in between mist and showers. The clouds rather closed in on the summits during the afternoon as we descended the ridge east of the Lairig Ghru.