Cairngorms

Cairngorms and Glen Coe

On Saturday and Sunday I was out with Andy and Rob and the weekend proved to be a microcosm of this winter season in that we

Wilf 20/03/2017

Guides Test Take Two

This week I have been assisting with the second round of the British Mountain Guides Winter Test. We ice climbed on Ben Nevis and mixed

Euan 18/03/2017

British Mountain Guides Winter Assessment

Over the past few days Paul and I have been assisting on the Guides winter test. On Thursday and Friday we were in the Northern

Euan 11/03/2017

Winter Mountain Leader Assessment

This week I have been helping to deliver a Winter Mountain Leader Assessment. Following a day in Glencoe and a day in Lochaber earlier in

Euan 24/02/2017

Today Craig and I have been out in the Cairngorms working for Falkirk Community Trust Outdoors. Craig was out with a team of four delivering

Wilf 23/02/2017

Coire an t-Sneachda

Yesterday John and I were out with a Falkirk Community Trust Outdoors team of Andrew, Chris, Emily and Martin. It was an Introduction to Winter

Wilf 19/02/2017

Captain Fairweather

The weather forecast was better today for the east coast. Therefore we headed for the Cairngorms. Here we visited Creagan Coire Cha-no. Due to the

Euan 15/02/2017

A Report from the East and West

I have been out the mountains the last three days. On Tuesday Laura, Euan and I visited Cha-no in the Cairngorms. Conditions were excellent on

Euan 09/02/2017

Cnap Coire na Spreidhe

Yesterday a team from Ballachulish and I visited the East Face of Cnap Coire na Spreidhe. Here we climbed a line to the right of

Euan 02/02/2017

Recovery and Diagonal Gully

Yesterday the team and I visited Creagan Coire Cha-no. After abseiling down Anvil Gully we climbed Recovery Gully with one team on the left and

Euan 26/01/2017

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