Had a great weekend with Stephen, Gareth and Kerran. Saturday we spent looking at rope work skills when scrambling – we worked on a great wee crag just behind Lanagarbh in Glencoe. We talked about using the rope in an emergency – waist belays, spike belays and “classic abseiling”; then moving on to using climbing equipment – building anchors using slings and nut and belaying using belay devices.

Sunday we went up to Ben Nevis and had a spectacular day on Tower Ridge – a dry but chilly day at times and lots of teams climbing it. We shared the middle section with Guy and Carolyn up on holiday. We had a great time climbing up the little tower, great tower then along the infamous tower gap!

Gareth and Kerran climbing out of Tower Gap

Back from a trip to the Spanish Seirra Nevada. A fantastic venue for mountain walking with excellent access to 3000m+ peaks that are easy to walk up. Great weather although early starts in the summer are needed to avoid the heat.

I can highly recommend Camping Trevelez as a fantastic base in the Spanish Sierra Nevada – excellent advice on the local mountain activities is available from Ricardo.