If you were in Fort William today, you would have spent most of the day under a grey sky, however, it was a very different world up on Ben Nevis today. The day did start off quite clear, but soon, the clouds rolled in, filling the glens, however, Ricky and I, along with almost everyone […]
I was back out (working for Abacus Mountain Guides) with Vic today, who had enjoyed a relaxing day in Plockton yesterday. Not wanting to completely destroy Vic’s relaxed mood, we heading back up Ben Nevis today, but rather than battle with crowds in Observatory Gully, made our way into Coire na Ciste, to climb The […]
It was nice and quiet in Coire na Ciste this morning, everyone seemed to be piling into Observatory Gully. Shaun and I were only one of three teams in the corrie, and with Green Gully looking complete and empty, our decision was made. Shaun is off the back of a climbing course in the Cairngorms, […]
The warm daytime temperatures continue, however, this morning, in the shade, things still felt cool, particularly with a gentle breeze blowing. The snow in Observatory Gully is firming up overnight, but not as hard as it was earlier this week. I was working for Abacus Mountain Guides today, and out with Vic, who I last […]
It’s been another stunning day in the Outdoor Capital of the UK, with wall to wall sunshine, firm snow and amazing, it was quite quiet on the hills today. I was back out with Kevin and John, for their final day of coached leading, and we went to Stob Coire nan Lochan to climb Dorsal […]
With a blocking high pressure now sitting firmly over the UK, we’re into a pattern of warm days and cool nights, which means that the snow and ice that remains, of which there is still lots on Ben Nevis, will firm up overnight, and give great snow and ice climbing, particularly earlier in the day. […]
Last week, Mark S and I ran a five day long winter climbing course based out of the CIC Hut on Ben Nevis, which is Britain’s only true alpine hut and gives unrivalled access to the some of the finest winter climbing cliffs. The weather decided to play ball for much of last week too, […]
It’s been a great day on Ben Nevis today. Steve and I (Hannah) had an early start and beat the crowds to be the first on Orion Face Direct this morning. This is a climb I’ve had in my sights for a while and what a day to climb it on! The route was superb […]
Well, the weekends seem to be coming up trumps when it comes to weather and conditions recently! It’s been yet another clear and cold day, although it did start off a bit windier than expected. I was out with Wes and Gary, who had come up for the regular fix of winter climbing, and I […]
For Lee’s final day, we thought it would be a shame for him to miss out on climbing on Ben Nevis, so we went there, and climbed the brilliant Green Gully. Overnight, a fresh blanket of snow had covered the mountain down to low levels but proved to be fairly easy to walk through. In […]
