10th and 3rd Traditional Cache
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Park at Visitors Centre, N56 30.767 W004 15.749, Parking cost £2.00
but this is voluntary!, Good Boots plus Hillwalking Kit required.
The area is a National Nature Reserve, cache is located just
outside this area, Dogs must be kept on leads and No! bikes. Please
be discreet at cache site as there may a lot of Muggles around, and
ensure you hide the cache. Cache is located around about 3983ft
Ben Lawers is Britain's Tenth highest mountain, and has the third
highest Trig Point, it dominates the landscape north of Loch
Tay.
And is the highest Mountain in the Southern Highlands. On a good
clear day you can see the Atlantic Ocean & the North Sea
Geology has not been kind to Ben Lawers. At 3983ft it falls just
short of the magic 4000ft mark. When accurate measurement showed it
did fall short, a group of men spent one day in 1878 building a
twenty-foot cairn designed to ensure it kept its head above
4000ft.
This has not survived the passing years, and would not be counted
towards the mountain's height even if it had.
The Seven Munros in the Lawers Ridge
Meall a’ Choire Leith, Meall Corranaich, Beinn Ghlas, Ben
Lawers, An Stuc, Meall Garbh, Meall Greigh.
Click HERE To go to The Ben Lawers
Historic Landscape Project.
Despite their modest height, walking and climbing in the Scottish
mountains may be made treacherous by their latitude and exposure to
Atlantic weather systems. Even in summer, conditions can be
atrocious; thick fog, strong winds, driving rain and freezing
summit temperatures are commonplace.
Temperature decreases by 1 degree C for every 100m of ascent.
You are responsible for your own safety.
Are you fit enough to complete your chosen walk in the available
time?
Know where you are going on the walk and follow the route on your
map.
If in a Group know how many are in your party and stay together,
never split up.
Ensure you have enough food plus emergency rations
Carry a map & compass, survival bag, torch, whistle and small
first aid kit. Know how to use them.
In severe winter conditions you must carry an ice axe. You are also
recommended to carry crampons.
Learn how to use your equipment
Cold temperatures will reduce the life of your batteries
Click HERE To
Download a Route Card. Please leave the Card with a responsible
person.
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Haqre n Cvyr bs Ebpxf!!