Mountaineering Weekend

A fantastic weekend in Glencoe. Saturday we climbed Dinner Time Buttress on Aonach Dudh . We then walked over to Stob Coire nan Lochan to climb Broad Gully on good, firm snow. Axes and crampons were needed as it was very firm, old snow We dropped down to Coire nam Beith to return to the […]

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Stob Coire nam Beith

Andrew was in Glen Coe yesterday and had a bimble up central gully on Stob Coire nam Beith. He said the snow was mostly good, very stable but on the way down the corrie it was a nightmare as most of the snow was unconsolidated in places and every step was breaking through to the […]

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Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glencoe

Lee, Andrew and I went to Stob Coire nan Lochan in Glencoe today. The forecast was pretty wild, but it wasn’t actually that bad once on route. We climbed Ordinary Route, abseiled off then had a quick sprint up Dorsal Arete. The turf was in great condition, and the crag had ice in places, but […]

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