200km Solo Backpacking | 20 Munro Summits | Cairngorms National Park, Scotland | 4K

In late June 2024, I made a trip to the Cairngorms National Park, in the Scottish Highlands. This was my longest backpacking / wild camping adventure so far, with a total of 8 days (plus 1 rest day) spent out on the trails. The weather started out with glorious sunshine, but rapidly deteriorated into gale force winds and heavy rain. I wild camped for 3 nights, stayed in bothies (basic mountain huts) for 3 nights, and 1 night on a managed campsite. Total distance: 128.7 miles / 207.1 kilometers Total elevation gain: 29,121 feet / 8,876 metres I summitted a total of 20 "Munros" (Scottish mountains above a specific height and prominence). This included 5 of the 6 highest, and 11 of the 21 highest, in the UK. These are listed below, in order climbed: Cairn Gorm, 1244m Ben Macdui, 1309m Derry Cairngorm, 1155m Beinn Mheadhoin, 1182m Beinn a' Chaorainn, 1082m Beinn Bhreac, 931m Beinn a' Bhuird, 1196m Ben Avon, 1171m Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, 1047m Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach, 1110m Lochnagar, 1156m Carn an Tuirc, 1019m Cairn of Claise, 1064m Tom Buidhe, 957m Tolmount, 958m Beinn Bhrotain, 1157m Monadh Mor, 1113m Sgor an Lochan Uaine, 1258m Cairn Toul, 1291m Braeriach, 1296m 00:00 Intro 01:52 Start of Day 1 04:54 Cairn Gorm summit 07:49 Ben Macdui summit 09:40 Derry Cairngorm summit 12:17 Reindeer! 13:35 Beinn Mheadhoin summit 16:02 Camp at Loch Etchachan 17:14 Start of Day 2 19:44 Coire Etchachan bothy 22:36 Beinn a' Chaorainn summit 26:32 Beinn Bhreac summit 28:52 Camp at Bob Scott's bothy 29:03 Next video https://www.gaiagps.com/public/GMHZGo... https://www.gaiagps.com/public/h3Q3c2... https://www.gaiagps.com/public/Pp0OcH... #hiking #mountains #backpacking #wildlife #camping #scotland #highlands #cairngorms #adventure #munro #munrobagging