Castle Ridge

Icelandic Alpine Club CIC Meet

Andrew, Halli, Andri and I had the inaugural Scottish meet of the Icelandic Alpine Club at the CIC hut on Ben Nevis. Conditions were mostly cold and snowy with significant wind slab build up at times. The upper corries were all avalanching at times so we tended to stay low. That being said, Itallian climbers […]

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Ben Nevis

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 […]

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