1. 2011

Cairngorms, Scotland, in April.

After slaving for weeks on a top secret project, finally it was time to escape for Easter. After 90 mins sleep we gathered our gear and laptop and headed for the train. We planned to head for the wilds of Northern Scotland, working all the way there on the train. Unfortunately, however, a few thousand other Londoners appeared to have the same idea, meaning that work continued at our wilderness destination. Glenmore Lodge in the heart of the Cairngorm Mountains is the UKs premier outdoor training centre. I was in heaven...
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    And then found this survival shelter! Doubtless built by one of the Cairngorm Lodge students, dumped out here for the night with instructions to 'survive'.
    Others are dumped in the snow. We saw a line of 6 snow caves in a distant snow bank, high in the mountains. Last winter whilst skiing there, we saw a class digging their snow caves, racing the setting sun, next to a remote car park.
    For us wimps, however, it was the plush Cairngorm Lodge accommodations.