Lochnagar

Lee and I had a cracking day on Lochnagar yesterday.     We climbed West Gully which gave a superb route in excellent condition – fat, steep ice on the first pitch then several pitches of easy climbing on good neve and ice. The weather was ok, but windy and the “white room” on the […]

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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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