This past weekend brought with it the first notable spell of worthwhile winter climbing conditions, however, working out how worthwhile beforehand proved to be a bit tricky. In the end, Steve and I decided that the only way to find out was to go and have a look. Things were looking promising on the approach […]
First things first. We’ve had a bit of a shuffle around at West Coast Mountain Guides, so I (Ken) am please to announce that I will now be joined by Steve Holmes to assist me in the running of the company. Steve has been based in Fort William for a number of years, and has […]
West Coast Mountain Guides were back on the Isle of Skye last week, running a Skye Cuillins Munros Course, in collaboration with Steven Fallon Mountain Guides. Mountaineering Instructors Scott and Dave were joined by an eager team of 8 hillwalkers, who were chomping at the bit to tackle some of the most technical Munros in […]
We’ve enjoyed a busy June, with a number of teams out and about, both on the Isle of Skye and in and around Lochaber. Here’s a quick summary of what’s been going on… Despite a rather damp and windy day at the back end of May, Michael and I still enjoyed ourselves on a traverse […]
Over the past couple of weeks, Scott and I have been on the Isle of Skye, running a couple of Skye Munro weeks. We’ve been running these 4 day courses for a number of years in collaboration with Steven Fallon Mountain Guiding, with the aim being to summit all 11 Munros that lie along the spectacularly […]
Andy, Dave and I enjoyed yet another sunny day of rock climbing and mountaineering. Andy and Dave wanted a similar day to yesterday (rock climbing and mountaineering hybrid), and assuming that Buachaille Etive Mor, which is the obvious choice, would be busy, we decided to seek our adventures on Garbh Bheinn, just south of Ardgour. […]
I was back out on Ben Nevis today, this time with Andy and his brother Dave. Both have many years of winter climbing under their belts, but as yet no summer rock climbing experience. Today we changed that by climbing the brilliant Raeburn’s Arete (AKA the sit down start to North East Buttress) on Ben […]
We’re enjoying an amazing spell of good weather in the Scottish Highlands at the moment, with plenty of blue skies and sunshine. For those after adventures in the mountains, it’s definitely a case of making hay whilst the sun is shining! Yesterday, I was out with Heather, who was over from Australia, visiting her motherland. […]
Today was my second and last day with Paul, and my last day of winter work this season. The spell of good weather finally broke last night, with cloud cover through the night, which meant that the snow and ground didn’t lose heat through thermal radiation, which it had been doing recently. This in turn […]
