A very mild but pleasant two day’s weather on Ben Nevis. On Tuesday, Gayle, Paul and myself climbed Castle Ridge along with the rest of the Falkirk team. It was in “alpine” conditions – mostly rock climbing, but sections of snow where an ice-axe was needed. Today, Linda and I climbed the SW ridge of […]
Read more "Ben Nevis"A bit damp and mild this week – some (mobile phone) photos from skiing in Glen Shee and climbing in the Northern Corries. Some forecasts seem to suggest a mild, and damp weekend ahead – but models I’ve been looking at seem to suggest it getting colder. Who knows! Thaw/Freeze will be building ice nicely […]
Read more "Feb hols"Not exactly Ben Nevis, but last night gave a clear, crisp, moon-lit night so I nipped up and climbed a gully line on Caerketton Hill. Someone else obviously had the same idea, as there was a line of crampons going up until the gully line was blocked by an alcove, where they stopped. A few […]
Read more "Moonlight climbing"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 […]
Read more "Scrambling Weekend"Cracking day on Ben Nevis on Saturday – lots and lots of fresh snow, and more fell during the day. We climbed ledge route and added in lots of variation to make the climb harder in places and avoid areas of deep snow in places.
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