[ad_1] Ben Nevis was looking far more like it should as John, Jim and I walked in this morning on the first day of their 5 Day Introduction to Winter Climbing Course. A good dusting of snow down to 900m made things much more wintry. We could do with a bit more, but things are […]
[ad_1] Happy New Year to you all! Andy and I have been out with a small team from the University of Limerick, building on their winter mountaineering and climbing. We kicked things off with a day on Curved Ridge in Glencoe yesterday, looking at moving safely and efficiently on a rocky ridge, as well as […]
[ad_1] Over the past few days, I've been out with Blair, Seb and Nigel, who have been on our Winter Mountaineering Course. We've had to work hard to get up to the snow, with one day on Ledge Route, a day on 0.5 Gully in the Cairngorms, No.3 Gully on Ben Nevis yesterday, and finally, […]
[ad_1] I was out running the first day of a winter mountaineering course today, and to kick things off, Nigel, Seb, Blair and myself made an ascent of Ledge Route, whilst focusing on introducing the team to the rope, and looking at various types of belays that can be found on mountaineering terrain. The entrance […]
[ad_1] After a rather awkward approach into Coire na Ciste on Ben Nevis today, Renee and I found great conditions on No. 3 Gully Buttress. The first pitch sported some good and some not so good ice, but enough solid stuff for it to feel secure. Thereafter, there was plenty of névé, which is particularly […]
[ad_1] I was out with Cornelius, Niko, Gero and Ivo, who are all over from Germany. They're only over for the weekend, but cramming as much adventure into their short stay as possible. To kick off their adventure, they caught the sleeper train from London to Fort William, which arrived at 10am. I then whisked […]
[ad_1] It's that time of year where winter is with us one minute and gone the next, but this is very typical for this time of year. Today, I was out on Skye with Sophie and Stefan. They're on holiday on Skye, and were keen for a day of any-season mountaineering, and so with a […]
[ad_1] Yesterday brought further snow to Ben Nevis, and it's really whitened the crags and started filling in the gullies. The snow is still largely unconsolidated, and unfortunately, we're due a bit of a thaw tomorrow, which will strip much of it away. That said, winter normally has a couple of false starts each season, […]
[ad_1] Harry and I decided that a trip over east would be worthwhile to squeeze in a day of climbing before the weather changes this weekend. For this time of year, the crags are well rimed up, and in reasonable climbing condition. Don't expect much in the way of névé though! We decided to head […]
[ad_1] We've had a further overnight flurry of snow in the Highlands, and it seems that someone has flicked on the ice making switch on Ben Nevis, as the ice is rapidly forming. Routes like Compression Cracks, Boomer's Requiem, The Shroud and the Curtain are all forming well. I was out with Phil and his […]
