Having another go to make sure it wasn’t a fluke
Popped over t’ Lakes over Easter Sadly I have to report that it will not allow me to publish photos Continue reading
Popped over t’ Lakes over Easter Sadly I have to report that it will not allow me to publish photos Continue reading
Not much to report in terms of recent mountaineering activity unfortunately, but pleased to see that our new app seems to be working. Thank you, Phil! 🙂 Hope everyone had a lovely Easter! Continue reading
In praise of Glen Shiel There’s a pub at either end. Connected by a road and a bus service. The north and south sides of the glen are chains of shapely mountain summits, connected by high, narrow ridges with occasional scrambly sections. These provide over 20 miles of high level… Continue reading
We stayed at our usual hostel at Craigellachie ,Newtonmore .After lengthy discussions regarding our best options ,considering the conditions we opted for two teams ,two Dave’s and Nick opted for Lurchers,the others Antoine,Andrew,Gary,John and myself opted for Cha-No. Leaving the Coire na Ciste car park. After reaching the crag,an abseil… Continue reading
Hi All, this past February/March, Antoine and I went ski mountaineering in Morocco. I’ve put the trip itinerary and some pictures below for your interest, and we’re happy to share further information if you would like to go to this area. It is ripe for skiing, mountaineering and climbing (winter… Continue reading
Saturday 16 March 2019 For this year’s winter weekend, the club ventured up to Newtonmore for a stay at the Newtonmore hostel. On Friday evening discussions lead teams to choose routes that considered all the possible hazards associated with Scottish winter climbing. On Saturday morning, one team (John M, Andrew… Continue reading
As ever the weather window for Scotland was dubious, but despite that Will and I headed North last weekend in the hope that we would find something in condition and the weather Gods would be kind and grant us at least one decent day. We were lucky, Saturday was dismal… Continue reading
Autumn 2018 offered the opportunity to our frenchies Lucile & Antoine to travel to Nepal. If Antoine trekked the celebrated “3 pass trek” to Everest base camp 2 years before, it was the first time in the Himalayas for Lucile. While Antoine was working with indian mathematicians in Mumbai, Lucile… Continue reading
Mr Murray and I had no need of the axes and crampons were were carrying, because the mountains were simply covered on a blanket of 100mm to 150 mm of soft new snow….. nothing hard to slip on (or to hold an axe in). Cold and clear, there were plenty… Continue reading
The star attraction of our winter midweek special was Loch Ossian. At 1200 feet up in the heart of the Highlands, Ossian lies miles and miles and miles from any public road, in one of the quietest and most remote places in Britain. The Stag Parties here consist of a… Continue reading