Chasing ghosts in the Cairngorms

RUSS MOORHOUSE is on a mission to camp out on every Trail 100 peak – a challenge that spans four countries, 100 of the UK's finest hills and mountains, and a punishing 88,339m of ascent. This month he heads into Scotland's mighty Cairngorms on the trail of a phantom hillwalker and four wild and wintery camping spots.

WILD SLEEPS THIS MONTH Lochnagar Devil's Point Ben Macdui Braeriach TRAIL 100 BIVVY COUNT 29/100 A dark winter's night in a vast desolate landscape. It's -10°C and the Met Office issues a yellow snow warning. Why am I camping four Trail 100 peaks in this? The reason is I'm searching for the Ghost of the Cairngorms. Ten years ago, Trail published an article about a ski tour across the plateau. Led by a seasoned wild camper with short legs and a long grizzly beard, he told tales of the time he climbed all the Munros in a continuous round, walking the distance in-between on foot. When the magazine was published his image was not in any of the photos. Is he a real man or a ghost? Magical light on Lochnagar I start on a freezing cold…

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Trail United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2023

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