Woke with a jolt on the second alarm at 6am this morning. I’d slept right through the first! Given the lack of daylight hours at this time of year, an early start is required for a winter ascent of Ben Nevis. We were pretty fast getting out of the hut and began the walk by… Read more

We managed to time the weather nicely today, by getting up late and letting the snow storm pass by. In its wake was knee deep fresh snow, which made for an exciting (and tiring) day in the highlands. We got dropped off at the top of Glen Coe, intending to take the West Highland Way… Read more

Minus three and a hard frost around the hut this morning in Glencoe. Clouds above the summits and virtually no wind again. Can’t believe our luck! We drove up to the top of the glen and at 9am, set off on an ascent of Buchaille Etive Beag in perfect winter conditions. After the steep climb,… Read more

Well it’s been worth the long drive north! Unbelieveable conditions in the Highlands today. Utterly stunning – Mountaineering in Scotland at its best… Not a breath of wind and not even a snow flake in the air.  The morning high layer of cloud soon moved away to give a stellar day of crisp clear skies. … Read more

Heading north on the long drive to the highlands of Scotland for some mountaineering… Read more

Been indoors today – route setting and bouldering.  Which finished with a really great bouldering session. Bouldering how it should be – interesting moves on routes (known as ‘problems’) that have the satisfying ingredient of needing to be ‘worked at’ to achieve success. And of course, with a bunch of happy, motivated and psyched climbers!… Read more