Lightning ski tour around Gael Charn. Surprisingly sparse snow cover. That being said, we had the skis on for 95% of the day, even if alot of the descent was on heather! Some good drifts in places allowed some good turns!
Read more "Ski Tour"David and thought we might have a wintery day out, however the thaw was much more advanced than we thought. Still, some firm snow in places higher up and we needed our ice axes. There is a lot of snow holding in the corries above 850m. Despite the lack of snow on the route, we had […]
Read more "Beinn a’ Chaorainn"Some photos from a recent, mainly damp, trip to Skye.
Read more "Skye"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"Brianne, David and I headed up to Coire Creagach of Sgairneach Mhor to look at mountaineering skills – moving on snow with axes and crampons. We also looked at snow belays – digging bucket seats and horizontal axes. Some big snow patches high up Interesting animal traps on the walk in. A colder start […]
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