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Just a pile of rocks.

11/9/2014

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​This is my favourite cairn...
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It sits at the top of the Fiacaill a Choire Chais in the Cairngorms, and is the point affectionately known as '1141'. Not exactly a romantic name...

But for me, it's a bit special. It's been the start and end of adventures, the beginning of a navigation leg on Summer Mountain Leader training, a spot where I've bumped into friends, a tiny haven of relative calm on a windy winter day, a place where I've had to shout to be heard over the wind and spindrift, considered crawling as I couldn't stand in the wind; and a place to linger in the sunshine. I've even done a university project studying the plants on the ridge leading to it. And when I moved to Aviemore, one of the first things I did was walk up to it. 

It's just a pile of rocks. But the memories it evokes are worth so, so much more...
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  • Home
  • Sea Kayak Coaching
    • Qualifications & Awards >
      • British Canoeing Week 2019
      • Sea Kayak Leader Award
      • Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning
      • Sea Kayak Award
    • Surf & Falls of Lora Weekends >
      • Surf for Sea Kayakers
      • Falls of Lora Weekends
    • Rough Water Developer >
      • Anglesey Rough Water Confidence Building Week
      • Rough Water Developer: Outer Hebrides
      • Rough Water Developer: Oban
      • Rough Water Developer: North Coast
    • Expeditions & Guiding >
      • Barra, Mingulay & the Bishop's Isles Expedition
    • PaddleFit >
      • PaddleFit Bootcamp Winter Warmers
      • PaddleFit Bootcamp: 2 Day
      • PaddleFit Bootcamp: 5 day
      • Paddle Fit Ultimate
    • Long Term Paddler Development
    • Sea Kayak Coach & Leader Mentoring
    • Bespoke Coaching & Guiding
    • Introduction to Greenland Rolling
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    • Online Fitness Coaching
    • Face to Face Training
    • Fitness Testing & Goal Setting
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