BYNACK MORE

 

The Barns of Bynack 

Pamela has joined me this week for 2 days of guiding in the Cairngorms. A regular client who has racked up many Munros. The weekend was originally planned for the Torridon area. With a lack of snow and a poor weather forecast for the NW we switched to the Cairngorms. With a few Munros still to 'bag' in the National Park we decided on Bynack More today. 

Good views of Beinn a Bhuird 

A respite from the winds on the eastern aspect

Summit winds

We set off in very mild temperatures and headed onto the long plateau. It was breezy above 800m so we took.a sheltered route on the eastern side of the hill. Great views with the tops clear and much more pleasant away from the 40mph + winds.

Some snow on Eastern aspects 

The Barns of Bynack,  the finest feature of the hill

Out of the winds

After 'bagging' the summit we headed down to the Barns of Bynack. These huge granite tors are this mountains finest feature. Most folk never go to visit this brilliant lump of rock. No doubt because there is no path and they are hidden from view on the route to the summit. They miss a great feature. It's also a wonderful place for shelter from the winds!

No wind here

Fun place to visit

Back into the wind

In the snowfields surrounding the tors we spotted 4 Ptarmigan who were also Sheltering from the gales. We had spotted a individual earlier in the day.  Some great close ups but no camera today.

Spot the 4 Ptarmigan 

Sunny spells

Even windier on the return 

The winds seemed to have increased on our way down. Quite a gusty blast even at 700m. The lovely skies and sunshine made up for lack of snow. Temperatures lowering a tad tomorrow. Some snow would be nice. Please.