[ad_1] You couldn't have asked for two more contrasting days this weekend. Yesterday, it was raining well above the summits and much of the snow had been washed away. Today, deep drifts of fresh snow and cold temperatures. I first met Callum in the Indian Himalayas back in 2001, where we climbed Stok Kangri together. […]
[ad_1] Today brought with it a deterioration of the weather, with milder and wetter conditions than of late. I was out with Conrad, who was looking to climb something slightly trickier than Ledge Route, which we did a couple of seasons ago. He's also in training for Mont Blanc, which he'll be tackling later this […]
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[ad_1] I was back on Ben Nevis today, this time with Clay, who had an ascent of Ben Nevis via Tower Ridge on his tick list before heading back to the States. With all the fresh snow we've had recently, an ascent of Tower Ridge was never going to be easy, but we followed a […]
[ad_1] As I left the house this morning, the snow was coming down thick and fast at sea level, but as Naveen and I set off this morning, it had stopped, and it soon cleared up to give a very pleasant winter's day. This was Naveen's first time on Ben Nevis, and we decided to […]
[ad_1] For James and Neil's second day, we decided that a classic route on Ben Nevis was in order, and so made an ascent of Castle Ridge. The day started off quite cloudy and with a bit of drizzle low down it felt very different to yesterday. As we reached the start of the ridge, […]
[ad_1] Well, that was without a doubt the finest day of this season so far! I was out with James and Neil, and along with a number of other teams, headed round to the Summit Ribs on the West Face of Aonach Mor. Despite being accessed via the Nevis Range Gondola, the climbs here have […]
[ad_1] For the fifth and final day of our Introduction to Winter Climbing Course, we decided to go for a classic route on Ben Nevis; Castle Ridge. With absolutely no chance of any avalanches coming down from either of the Castle Gullies, we were able to take a direct approach, which is much easier than […]
[ad_1] For the penultimate day of our 5-day Introduction to Winter Climbing Course, we decided to tackle the ENE Ridge of Sgurr Bhan, AKA School House Ridge. Overnight, the temperatures had dropped further and we were also treated to a sprinkling of snow down to sea level. Access to School House Ridge is quite straight […]
[ad_1] What a difference a day makes! Yesterday, our Introduction to Winter Climbing Course team of John, Jim and myself made an autumnal ascent of Curved Ridge on Buachaille Etive Mor. Whilst enjoyable, there wasn't much to suggest it was winter. Today was completely different, with plenty of fresh snow falling and being blown about. […]
