The River Turret with the footbridge in the centre

A long walk ahead to the watershed in Glen Roy

The group taking a break : Peter Varley, Phil Lambert, Mike Akin-Smith, M.A. Harper and Ron Reynolds

Luib-chonnal bothy

Ron crossing the Allt Chonnal

The River Spey meandering towards Melgarve

Mike making good use of his poles

This is marked as a path on the OS map but it's hardly visible on the ground

Melgarve bothy, where the Glen Roy path meets General Wade's Road coming down from the Corrieyarrick Pass

Day 5 : Lilo (Pete) looking for a fishrestaurant

Spey Dam loch

The old ruin near the Monadhliath Hotel. Is John Manning contemplating a renovation ? Give the man a raise, Cameron !

Day 6 : from General Wade's Road just after Phones. Cloudy but not a single drop of rain. 3 km to the north, on the other side of the River Spey, there were frequent showers all day

an old bridge from General Wade

Ruthven Barracks, south of Kingussie

Day 7 : River Feshie in Inshriach Forest

Challengers taking a break near Loch Gamhna

An idyllic campingspot in the beautifull Rothiemurchus Forest

Day 8 : The path to the Lairig Ghru leads through the Rothiemurchus Forest

The grandeur of the Lairig Ghru

Fast moving clouds and the wind picking up coming out of the forest

Rain and gailforce wind made the going very difficult. I was blown over several times. A couple of days later I heard that Lou La Borwit had been helicoptered out of the Lairig Ghru with an injured knee

A hillwalker who went to the top of the Lairig Ghru 'for fun' (but he wasn't enjoying it at all) took these pictures. The left one clearly showing how difficult it is to stand upright with 70 mph wind (110 km/u). 7.8 km distance and 530m of ascent were done in 2 hrs 45 mins. A hell of a struggle but I enjoyed every inch of it.

The Pools of Dee