Mountaineering Skills

I was out with Andy and David on a EICA Ratho mountiaineering skills day on Sunday. We went onto the slopes of Meall Tarmachan and looked at movement skills using axes and crampons, before looking at constructing snow anchors and bucket seats. We then found some steep ground with some patches of ice and looked at protecting this sort of ground and tying into anchors.

A stunning day: +5 degrees at around 900m with strong, cold winds but bright sunshine. There was the odd patch of sleety drizzle. There is still extensive snow cover over 800m, but it is mostly “spring snow” and the snow pack was wet and heavy. Much eveidence of wind loading in places. That being said, the turf was completely frozen still.

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