Monthly Archives: February 2010
This last week has definitely been a week of 2 halves. On Wednesday the snow arrived in force with about 2 feet falling in 24hrs. The difficulty in getting around meant using snow shoes was the only sensible means of travel and I spent … Continue reading
The current spell of good weather looks like its about to change so I decided to make the most of another superb day and headed over to Ben Macdui. This was day 2 of a Glenmore Lodge winter skills course … Continue reading
Today was the first day of a 5 day winter skills course I’m running for Glenmore Lodge. I spent the day looking at winter footwork skills and self arrest techniques before stumbling upon the rabbit warren of snow holes in the … Continue reading
Excellent journey up the Fiacaill Ridge and over the summit of Cairngorm today. It was another superb day to be on the hills today. There is a lot of soft snow on the Cairngorm plateau that would make walking very … Continue reading
I went into Coire Laogh Mor with my winter skills group from Glenmore Lodge today to look at core footwork and self arrest techniques. Driving down from Inverness this morning I could see the Cairngorm and Braeriach massifs bathed in sunshine … Continue reading
Yesterday was one of those special days in the Scottish mountains. I spent a perfect day climbing a new route in Coire na Caime on Liathach with Roger and Martin where we climbed a new mixed route straight up the … Continue reading
I headed up Ben Nevis today with Si and Martin. There had been a great deal of new snow overnight which prompted us to head for high ground and have a crack at Tower Ridge. I’ve done this route a … Continue reading
Today I spent an excellent day with Caroline and Kate looking at the core winter mountaineering skills of using snow anchors to move safely and securely on steep exposed slopes. A rise in temperatures overnight has caused a lot of … Continue reading
I’ve been out and about in the Northern Cairngorms this last week. We’ve been spoilt with another long period of stable weather which has brought a few snow flurries on the lightest northerly breezes. The snow cover continues to be … Continue reading
I decided to ignore the forecast today and went for an opportunistic look at Ben Wyvis’s remote corries. The gamble didn’t pay off and we made the sensible decision to retreat from close to the summit with strong south-easterly winds … Continue reading
