Ben Macdui

49 Bridge Street, Ballater, AB35 5QD, United Kingdom

About Ben Macdui

Though often climbed from Speyside via the Cairngorm ski area, the approach from the Linn of Dee in Aberdeenshire is far grander, passing the lovely pinewoods of Derry Lodge and ascending via the Sron Riach ridge. The plateau itself is extremely exposed and tricky to navigate in less than perfect conditions - particularly serious when under snow. The summit is said to be haunted by the wraith-like Old Grey Man, Am Fear Liath Mor. Queen Victoria climbed the mountain in 1859, having used a pony as far as Loch Etchachan.

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