Part Three: 200km Solo Backpacking | 20 Munro Summits | Cairngorms National Park, Scotland | 4K Beauport [fxR6jqU91ur]

In late June 2024, I made a trip to the Cairngorms National Park, in the Scottish Highlands.

This was my longest backpacking / wild camping adventure so far, with a total of 8 days (plus 1 rest day) spent out on the trails.

The weather started out with glorious sunshine, but rapidly deteriorated into gale force winds and heavy rain. I wild camped for 3 nights, stayed in bothies (basic mountain huts) for 3 nights, and 1 night on a managed campsite.

Total distance: 128.7 miles / 207.1 kilometers

Total elevation gain: 29,121 feet / 8,876 metres

I summitted a total of 20 "Munros" (Scottish mountains above a specific height and prominence). This included 5 of the 6 highest, and 11 of the 21 highest, in the UK. These are listed below, in order climbed:

Cairn Gorm, 1244m

Ben Macdui, 1309m

Derry Cairngorm, 1155m

Beinn Mheadhoin, 1182m

Beinn a' Chaorainn, 1082m

Beinn Bhreac, 931m

Beinn a' Bhuird, 1196m

Ben Avon, 1171m

Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, 1047m

Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach, 1110m

Lochnagar, 1156m

Carn an Tuirc, 1019m

Cairn of Claise, 1064m

Tom Buidhe, 957m

Tolmount, 958m

Beinn Bhrotain, 1157m

Monadh Mor, 1113m

Sgor an Lochan Uaine, 1258m

Cairn Toul, 1291m

Braeriach, vieri 1296m

00:00 Intro

01:04 Start of Day 7

06:21 Red House bothy

08:17 Start of Day 8

12:39 Beinn Bhrotain summit

13:33 Monadh Mor summit

14:45 Sgor an Lochain Uaine summit

15:58 Cairn Toul summit

19:01 Braeriach summit

20:21 Start of Day 9

22:00 Trip recap

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