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"Tuesday 22nd May 2018. An ascent Am Suidhe 541m/125m, in the Monadhliath, near Kincraig, Highland. 12.5km, with 515m of ascent. 3hrs 10mins.
Day 3 dawned, as forecast, wet and windy. We had designated the day for some rest, ready for a big walk on Day 4 when the forecast was looking good. After a morning pottering about Aviemore, we headed back to Kincraig for a quiet afternoon. By then the weather had improved somewhat, so I suggested a short outing up the local hill directly from the house. I got two volunteers. BC decided to wander around the village, trying to find the house he had stayed in during his youth.
We set off through the village. Consulting the map, my plan was to find a spot to cross the A9 safely, then head up various estate tracks which would bring us up to the west shoulder of the hill. Things did not go to plan. My map did not take into account the recent expansion of the A9 in the vicinity to a dual carriageway, and access was barred by high barbed wire fences. We were obliged to walk south on the old road for nearly two kilometres away from our objective, before coming across a road tunnel under the A9, and access to the western side.
Safely under the..." — marktrengove2 • May 22, 2018