Possibly the best long mountain day in the UK!

I can't think of anything that would rival the route we walked yesterday as the 'Best long mountain day in the UK' (maybe the Welsh 3000'ers or the Cullin ridge traverse) this definitely deserves classic status! The route is roughly 34 miles long and takes in 10 clasic Munro's including 5 of the 6 highest mountains in the UK! It has everything from some mild scrambling to interesting river crossings in some very impressive scenery. On a clear day you will awed by panoramic views of the whole Cairngorm National park and further. Here's a topo of the route. Starting on Cairngorm and finishing on Braeriach. We would definitely recommend this route to anybody wanting a challenging and very rewarding day in the mountains. Go and do it, You won't regret it, if it's too long or poor weather, you can always break the route into 2 days by staying in Corrour Bothy by the Devils Point.

As you can probably guess we had a great day yesterday. After descending 'Bynack More' we found the river by Loch Avon was in spate, making the crossing more challenging. We both opted for different methods, I (Pete)decided to strip off, throw my stuff across the river and swim. Meanwhile Joe decided just to plod through it and sacrifice his feet to wet boots. (see picture)

As a result of having wet feet so early in the day, Joe suffered from some pretty severe blisters forcing us to take an unplanned rest day today. This will give us a chance to plan the routes for later in the trip and maybe even go for a big slap up Sunday lunch in Aviemore. Over the last 2 days we have walked about 65mile and topped out on 16 Munro's, meaning we have walked up 54 Munro's so far on the trip. Munro's climbed yesterday -Cairn Gorm 1244m(6th highest) -Bynack More 1090m -Beinn Mheadhoin 1182m -Derry Cairngorm 1155m -Ben Macdui 1309 (2nd highest) -Carn a' Mhaim 1037m -The Devils Point 1004m -Cairn Toul 1291m (4th highest) -Sgor an Lochain Uaine 1258m (5th highest) -Breariach 1296m (3rd highest)