A trip to the Shelter Stone

Cairn Gorm 1,244m     Fiacaill a’Choire Chais 1,141m

It was a great forecast so we thought we would have a day out on Cairngorm. We set of from the car park, although it was lovely and sunny there was a nip in the wind. We headed up to Coire an t Sneachda aiming for the goat track. There was still a fair bit of snow on it and it was pretty solid and icy but there were steps kicked in to it so it was fine. From the top we went down Coire Domhain and down the side of Alt Coire Domhain. We had a good look at Heel’s Lum Crag, there was a recent snow and rock avalanche from the cornice at the top. We didn’t get across to the Shelter Stone as the stream was a bit full and we didn’t want to paddle! There was a scramble up the slabs at the side of the Shelter Stone Crag but there was a lot of snow still on it. We walked along Loch Avon past some great camping places and beaches and up to the saddle up passed another avalanche to Cairngorm and down by point 1141 and down the fiacaill ridge. A great day.

Looking towards the goat trackCoire an t-SneachdaLooking across to Cairn Gorm from the Goat TrackThe last bit – glad someone had kicked steps!Looking down coire Domhain toweards Shelter Crag and BenMacduiThe top of Shelter Stone CragHell’s Lum CragComing down Alt Coire DomhainHell’s Lum CragHell’s Lum CragThe Shelter Stone Crag and Loch A’anLoch A’anHeading up towards Cairn Gorm with Cap Coire na Spreidhe on the rightCairn Gorm 1244mLooking East from the summit Point 1141m