“To many Cairntoul [sic] is the most imposing mountain of the Cairngorm range. Whereas Braeriach, Ben Muich Dhui, and, to a lesser extent, Cairngorm, have had their summits worn comparatively flat and insignificant by countless storms, Cairntoul, as seen from Lairig Ghru pass, is a mountain in the real sense of the word, its summit rising sharp and distinct, and presenting a true Alpine appearance…”
Seton Gordon, The Charm of the Hills
HENEVER I PASS the Linn of Dee, I always think with a shudder of Menlove Edwards, the major Welsh rock-climbing pioneer of the 1930s, swimming down when it
