I spent the weekend with Edinburgh University Mountaineering Club looking and winter climbing skills. [ Saturday I spent with Tuva and Erling moving along the Fiaciall Ridge. A busy day on the ridge – most people electing not to venture onto the slope in corries. Lots of wind loading on the scarps and exits […]
Read more "Winter Climbing Skills"Andrew, Pamela and I had a great day out yesterday in the Northern Cairngroms. We climbed Savage Slit in Coire an Lochain, then ambled over the plateau to climb Afterthought Arete on Stag Rocks. Lovely day with a couple of drizzly showers. Suprsingly busy – teams on Savage slit, Daddy Long Legs and Ventriloquist (Lochain); […]
Read more "Savage Slit and Afterthought Arete"I was working with?Edinburgh University Hillwalking Club at the weekend in and around the hills near Tomintoul, delivering a hill skills course. We looked at route planning and preparation, navigation skills, group leading and what to do in an emergency. A dry weekend but cold and very windy at times. Looking over to Lochnagar and […]
Read more "Hill Skills Training"A lot of snow in the mountains still – although a very mild day yesterday with the freezing level way above the tops. A busy day on the crag – but a good safe choice as northerly aspects would have large, soggy, droopy cornices on them. We opted for an icy line (RH ice fall??) […]
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