The second half of May has been busy period, mostly in conjunction with some amazing weather in The Scottish Highlands. Firstly, Guy and I ran another Skye Munros Course, with a team of four each, on behalf of Steve Fallon. The aim of these courses is to complete all 11 of the Munros that lie […]
Last week, Guy and I ran a Cuillin Munros Course on the Isle of Skye, something West Coast Mountain Guides have been delivering for a number of years on behalf of Steve Fallon. The aims of the course are very straight forward: to summit the 11 Munros on the main Cuillin Ridge over 4 days. […]
Finally, it feels like summer has arrived! On the Isle of Skye, it only really materialised this afternoon, but that was enough to get excited about! I’ve been guiding on Skye this past week, the first half of the week for Moran Mountain, and today a day of private guiding with Les. Actually, thinking back […]
Today, Simon and I were treated to some great views of the north face of Ben Nevis this morning on our walk in, with views all the way to the summit. Unfortunately, the views didn’t hang around all day, but the deteriorating weather did enable Simon to have a taste of more traditional Scottish conditions, […]
Please excuse the lack of blogs recently. Hannah and I were away ski touring in the Ortler Alps, in Italy for a good chunk of this month, so will blog about it when I get the chance. Generally great conditions, although the weather did deteriorate as the trip progressed. Still, it was very nice to […]
Today was my last scheduled day of winter work, which is rather convenient, as the weather is turning as of tomorrow. I was working for Abacus Mountain Guides, and out with Peter, who was keen for a classic ice climb on Ben Nevis. We walked in with an open plan, but knowing that there was […]
Not both today I should add! Yesterday, I was out with Malcolm and Gill on Tower Ridge. Fresh overnight snows had transformed large sections of the ridge into a beautifully sharp crest of snow, which whilst very pretty, was hard work, as much of the snow was unconsolidated. For Malcolm and Gill, it was a […]
Whilst southern England was getting battered by storm Katie, we enjoyed quite calm conditions up in The Highlands, so calm in fact that it was one of those rare ‘soft-shell days’, although we did get a few drops right at the end of the day. I was out with Rob, who rather impressively, flew up […]
The day started with the rain lashing against the windows, and a thick blanket of cloud lying just a few metres above sea level, however, with a forecast suggesting a huge improvement from about 9ish, Andy, Hazel and I had a leisurely start, which was just as well, as they were therefore able to enjoy […]
Over the past five days, Stu and I have been running our second CIC Hut Week of the season. Being based in this alpine hut allows us unparalleled access to some of the finest winter climbs in the UK, and we certainly made the most of what turned out to be quite reasonable conditions and […]
