Saturday, 11 July 2026

A Windy Tent Test In The Cairngorms

 

Last month I had a short trip in the Cairngorms with a tent I was testing for the first time. The weather was windy and cloudy with a few showers, which was good for the test but the reason I didn't go any further than my camp spot. 

I did make a video about the tent and the stove system I used - Robens Alta Via 1 UL and Primus Lite Ultra .


I didn't write a blog post but I did take some photos showing the ever-changing and dramatic skies so here are some of them. They don't show the wind (the video does that) or that I took most of them braced against rocks, sheltering behind boulders, or lying down. It wasn't as nice a day as it looks!

Camp in Coire an Lochain

The lochan in Coire an Lochain

Clouds swirling round the Cairn Lochan cliffs

The wind rippling the surface of the smaller lochan in the corrie

The cloud descends on Cairn Lochan

Clouds above and below. View to Meall a' Bhuachaille

As I left clouds filled the corrie

View to a cloud-filled Coire an t- Sneachda with the end of the Fiacaill Coire an t-Sneachda on the right

Looking up to the Fiacaill Coire an t-Sneachda


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