Mountain of the Month
Cairngorm 4000's
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Mountain of the month: Cairngorm 4000’s
| Entry Fee | £95.00 |
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New for 2025, this is our monthly dose of mountain adventure. Every month we will choose a new objective, building up through the summer towards a bigger final challenge.
The format is simple, block out the second Saturday of each month in your diary, then join our experienced guides and a friendly team of runners to enjoy a great day in the mountains!
The groups will never be more than 5 runners per guide so you can be sure of being in good hands.
Route
Our summer of monthly mountain challenges culminates in this classic, remote mountain circuit of the Cairngorm 4000's, the five peaks over 4000 foot high. Only Ben Nevis is higher in the UK. Starting at the Cairngorm Ski area we traverse the Chalamain Gap before climbing up onto the Braeriach side of the plateau. The route then skirts the spectacular cliffs of Garbh Coire before dropping down into the Lairig Ghru. With 3 of the 5 Munros in the bag don't be fooled into thinking you are nearly done, from here a long climb is needed to ascend Ben Macdui before the final run round to the final summit of Cairngorm.
We expect this to be somewhere between an 8 to 10 hour day.
37km 2500m
Highest point 1309m
Transport
We want these days to be as accessible as possible, so where possible we can arrange a pick up from nearby public transport links. We will also strongly encourage lift sharing within the team to reduce the travel footprint.
Alternative plans
As we all know from planning mountain adventures in Scotland, the success of the day relies on favourable weather forecasts and an adaptable approach. We can’t guarantee good weather for these adventures, which means we can’t guarantee that it will be sensible to complete the routes as planned. However, our guides have huge experience of running throughout Scotland, so we will always be able to plan an alternative route, if we need to, that makes the best of the day and gives everyone a great adventure.
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