Thursday 18th Dec 2008, Sgor Gaioth

I was out again today with Rick in the Cairngorms winter walking. Overnight the weather had worsened and we saw much of the snowpack melt due to higher temperatures and heavy rain. The winds also continued to be very strong.

We had decided to attempt Sgor Gaioth although Rick's leg was still occassionally giving him some problems. Again we set off from the car park in Glen Feshie before sunrise and started on the gradual ascent up the hill. Unfortunately after we reached the 650m mark Rick's leg problem flared up again and we made the decision to descend and return home. Perhaps it was good timing as shortly after we returned to the car we were caught in a very heavy downpour of rain for almost 30mins.