[ad_1] I had a day off today, but wanting to make the most of the current conditions and also wanting to explore something off the beaten track, James and I had a quick hit on the North Face of Mullach nan Coirean in the Mamores, where after a quick look at the crag, we decided […]
[ad_1] Ken was out in South Gully on Stob Ban today teaching, and wishing he had his skis to get back down. After posting this on British Backcountry there might be a few people dropping in and shredding the snow tomorrow. Outdoor Research Proagencies [ad_2]
[ad_1] Winter climbing conditions are quite tricky at the moment, with a fairly high freezing level and thin snow cover. Today's forecast didn't help an awful lot, with high winds due to come in at about lunchtime. With all this in mind, Corey and I had an earlyish start and made our way up to […]
[ad_1] After a fairly mixed start to the year, today felt a bit more like it should, with clear skies, no wind and snow above 500m. Nicolaus and I made the most of it by climbing Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis. The East Gully of the Douglas Gap was holding just enough snow and whilst […]
[ad_1] For the past couple of days, I've been out winter mountaineering with Will and Amanda. There's no hiding the fact that things have been rather lean recently, but there is snow in the highest corries and summits. Yesterday, we made our way up into Coire na Ciste on Ben Nevis to find quite a […]
[ad_1] Sarah and I enjoyed a brilliant day on Western Rib on Aonach Mor today! The approach was fairly tough going and a fair bit of spindrift was pouring both down and back up the route at various times and along with full white-out conditions on the summit plateau, made for an atmospheric day. We […]
[ad_1] It's been a busy old week, as we kicked off our winter courses this week. I was out with our Winter Mountaineering Course and on Wednesday, we made an ascent of the East Ridge of Beinn a'Chaorainn, which after the dump of snow on Monday night, was in good condition. On Thursday, the team […]
[ad_1] Winter has returned to the Highlands and with such a good forecast for the day, Sarah and I made the most of it with an ascent of the excellent Forcan Ridge in Glenshiel. The day started off rather windy but soon eased up, leaving behind a stunning and settled winters day, with plenty of […]
[ad_1] Steven and I were out on Ledge Route on Ben Nevis today and despite the warmer temperatures of yesterday, there was still a fair bit of water ice on the upper reaches of Ledge Route and once on the plateau, there was plenty of ice and rime ice above 1200m. Indicator Wall is icing […]
[ad_1] That'll be winter back, then! Whilst my day on Skye the other day involved a bit of snow, it certainly wasn't wintry enough to call it winter climbing. Today was different, today, it was most definitely winter climbing! I was out with Andy, who was game for Tower Ridge in whatever conditions the mountains […]
