Focus Mountaineering

Thankfully Nick and Jeff were flexible and happy to move across to the West Coast for part 2 of their course to avoid swimming through deep snow and to find better conditions. I headed back up to Ben Nevis again … Continue reading →

Later in the week Nick and Jeff joined me for 2 days introduction to winter hill walking. I met the guys in Aviemore on Tuesday morning  and after considering the amount of snow in the Cairngorms, the avalanche forecast and … Continue reading →

I’ve had a busy week running a couple of winter skills courses. On Monday I was working with Danny for Alpha Mountaineering introducing a group from Warwick University Mountaineering Club to the unique skills required in winter. We headed up to … Continue reading →