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Category Archives: Scottish Winter Climbing
Original Summer Route and Pygmy Ridge
Had another blue sky day in Scotland, this time back into Sneachda with Matt to check out a couple of work routes for future reference. There was a surprising amount of rime on the crags meaning a lot of the more »
Posted in Cairngorms, mixed climbing, Scottish Winter Climbing
Tagged Original Summer Route, Pygmy Ridge.
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Ice Climbing on the Ben.
Back in my temporary home of Newtonmore after two good days on the Ben. The conditions after the thaw were interesting, lots of snow has been striped away but what is left has frozen hard into some fine neve meaning more »
Posted in Ben Nevis, Ice Climbing, Scottish Winter Climbing
Tagged conditions report, Green Gully, Indicator Wall
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Not as warm as expected – Comb Gully and Thompons Route
After another thaw on Sunday night we thought the best venue for some climbing was going to be high up on Ben Nevis rather than the Cairngorms, so the alarm went off a little earlier than usual and we piled more »
Posted in Ben Nevis, Ice Climbing, Scottish Winter Climbing
Tagged Comb Gully, Thompsons Route
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Windy and thin on Belhaven
Day three in the Gorm’s and after yesterdays thaw (and rain) it was going to be touch and go if anything was climbable today. The Buttress’s were looking dark from the car park but it was worth a look anyway, more »
Posted in Cairngorms, mixed climbing, Scottish Winter Climbing
Tagged Belhaven, conditions report
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Rapid thawing on The Genie.
Had a great social day out with Matt and Emma today in Sneachda. We chatted on the way in about routes and what we should do as the forecast was saying that it would get warmer and a lot windier more »
Savage Slit – Coire An Lochain
I finally got around to climbing another classic route that I should’ve climbed years ago today. “Savage Slit in Coire An Lochain is the line of the crag and a good thrutch or a brave bridge depending on the fear more »
Posted in Cairngorms, mixed climbing, Scottish Winter Climbing
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Taking the Lob.
Yesterday I made the long drive back down to Devon after two weeks of early season Scottish climbing. I’m annoyed my camera died halfway through, so may good photo opportunities missed but I’ve learnt my lesson – better packing next time. So more »
Mess of Pottage – Sneachda.
I know the blog’s been a little quiet over the last couple of days, I have been getting out though but a lack of WiFi and a dead camera battery has made uploading good blog posts a little tricky. I’m more »
Posted in Cairngorms, mixed climbing, Scottish Winter Climbing
Tagged pot of gold, the messenger
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Quiet on the Shelterstone
It was Nicks final day of climbing yesterday, and we were keen to head back over into the Loch Avon valley and climb on the Shelterstone. Yet again it had snowed and froze overnight so our planned early departure was delayed by more »
Posted in Cairngorms, Ice Climbing, mixed climbing, Scottish Winter Climbing
Tagged Shelterstone, Sticil Face
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Stirling Bomber and The Seam.
Had a great day in the Northern Corries in the Cairngorms, good weather, conditions and quiet in the normally busy Sneachda. What a difference 12 hours make, after all the gales yesterday it was quiet on the weather front today. more »
Posted in Cairngorms, mixed climbing, Scottish Winter Climbing
Tagged Stirling Bomber, The Seam
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