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).