Despite the fine weather and conditions it felt like a quiet day on the North Face of Ben Nevis....unless you wanted to do the Orion Face or Minus Gullies that is. John and I sought relative solitude on the little know Point Five Gully!
Conditions were good with a well ploughed furrow marking the way, belay ledges and cornice exit - no route finding problems on Point Five!
All t... more>
North East Buttress is an all time mountaineering classic and Sam, Stu and I all hugely enjoyed the fine conditions on it today. The scale, style of climbing, open vista and weather all gave the day an alpine atmosphere and we tried to respond by keeping the momentum up. It was still a 10.5 hour round trip from the North Face car park and we made a bee-line for Fort William's latest Curry Ho... more>
Sam, Stu and I enjoyed some high quality, low grade (I-III) ice climbing on the CIC hut crags on Ben Nevis today. There was a real pristine atmosphere about the mountain. Very few people, no wind and a thick carpet of brilliant white snow coating everything that wasn't exposed to the recent strong easterly winds.
Few teams ventured high up but there was a cosmopolitan effort flying the... more>
It was properly cold on the Ben today. I was colder than on my recent trip to the South Pole! However the summit views (link to video) were simply stunning and des... more>
From the icy Allt a Mhuillin just after dawn, Fort William looked like an Arctic town set against a frosty background, more like the Canadian West Coast than the West Highlands today.
It was another big day on the Ben with teams venturing on to the Orion Face and into the Minus Gullies. Many teams were out on the Ridges too with North East Buttress, Tower and Castle all getting climbed... more>
Tom and James are planning a trip to Chamonix in the summer and have come to the Scottish Highlands to improve their ice climbing and winter mountaineering skills. We walked through the rain and into the snow on Ben Nevis today with constant heavy snow showers down to 450m
The short cascade style pitches above the CIC Hut and in the Coire na Cist 'gulches' gave some great sport and ice... more>
Due to a last minute cancellation we now have 5 days winter mountaineering or climbing guiding available from Sunday 21st to Thursday 25th March.
We also have availablity from and including the weekend of the 20th/21st March.
Considering the brilliant winter conditions we currently have here in the West Highlands there could be some superb late winter / early spring ice climbing... more>
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