On Saturday I finished my week back in Scotland by guiding a group up Ben Nevis on the first stage of their 24hr 3 peak challenge for Maximum Adventure. The mountain was busy with lots of other three peak challengers and only the top 300m of the mountain were in the cloud. Ideally teams need need to be up and down the Ben within 6 hrs to give plenty of time for Scafell and Snowdon . I hope the guys weren’t too delayed on their drive south by the Scottish Open at Loch Lomomd.
Archive for July, 2010
Ben Nevis – 3 Peaks Ascent
Sunday, July 11th, 2010Rock Improver Course
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
I’ve spent the week with Ian running a Rock Improver Course for Glenmore Lodge. Ian is a well travelled and experienced mountaineer who was looking for an enjoyable week of climbing and coaching on technique and rope work. We had a great week climbing lots of routes at a number of different venues (Cummingston, Coire an t-Sneachda, Logie Head, Huntely’s Cave and Kingussie Crag) whilst working on efficient movement over the rock and safe protection systems. Despite a showery and blustery week across Scotland, Ian and I stayed dry and sheltered until the final morning when we were rained off the crags which give a welcome opportunity to head back to base and look at a range of important self rescue skills (ascending ropes, assisted hoists, unassisted hoists, escaping the system, abseiling past a knot).
Horseshoe Quarry
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Crispin and I have had a great day of bolt clipping at Horseshoe Quarry today. This great venue on the Eastern Edge of the Peak District offers range of quality sports climbing (if you ignore the lose chossy bits). We spent most of the day on the upper tier climbing a number of routes up to 6c. Its been another warm day here in the Peak but I’m heading back up to Scotland tomorrow where it sounds like things have been a bit damper.
