Cairngorm was the first Munro that I have climbed, on the way up we saw these pretty patterns caused by the forming rime. Rime is formed as the water condenses out of the air onto the colder surfaces of the rocks at higher altitude, an interesting fact is that the rime always grows into the direction of the prevailing wind, even though it looks the other way around.
Sir Hugh Munro created a list in 1891 to classify any mountain that is 3,000 feet or higher, the list was never finalised, so there is some argument over the exact number, but many accept 284 as the total. The Scottish Mountaineering Club, I think have the right to alter the list, which happens slowly.
I've now climbed three Munros, Cairngorm, Ben Macdui and Sgor Gaoith (pronounced skor gui), I've no plans to do them all, but those are three nice mountains. If and when we go back to the north of Scotland, then Braeriach, Sgor Lochain Uaine and Cairn Toui are definitely on the list, plus a trip to Torridon, which has to be of the most photogenic places in the UK.
Hey, could you tell me where are the corries in this picture as I want to use it in some uni work as it shows them perfectly!!