Hi Everyone not sure if this is the right place to post this. Let me know if not. I took a punt on a pair of size 8 Boreal Nelion mountain boots from Climbers Shop online. Mainly because they were a bargain at £150. Unfortunately they are a very small… Continue reading
3 days ice climbing with Glenmore Lodge staying at the Cic hut. Our first encounter was Mortons neuroma followed by jubilation and an abseil in the dark off an Abolokov belay. A great view of Tower ridge The first view of our chosen… Continue reading
For a long weekend when the UK was gripped by “Beast from the East” fever, a few of us headed North by North West to make the most of the icy conditions in Scotland. The Beast had gripped the Country, but not the bit of North West Scotland where we… Continue reading
Stob Coire a’ Chearcaill in the Ardgour peninsula, stands proudly at the head of Gleann Chearcaill, looking directly across Loch Linnhe towards Fort Bill. On Saturday it gave us a clear circuit around both its ridges, whilst the mainland remained swathed in murk. The mountain sported some fairly mighty cornices… Continue reading
Almost two weeks ago, the frenchies went for their very first scottish winter trip. Conditions looked tricky, with a lot of fresh snow blown by the wind, and a thaw. But flexibility of the van and the fact that discovering prevailed on seeking hard routes made it a memorable trip.… Continue reading
Finally, the very last day of true winter offered good enough ground conditions for some skiing in the famous York area. Unfortunalty, Carr’s lane was in too salty conditions. The frenchies thus decided to go for the Millenium Bridge, for an attempt of the first linking of both North and… Continue reading
Sunday (25th Feb) was a pinnacle of good weather in the Lake District. The skies completely blue all day, almost no wind, the ground frozen, and hard neve in gullies and on north-facing ground. Steve Murray and I captured the mood of a relaxing and beautiful day by making our… Continue reading
Hallsfell Ridge on Blencathra was in full winter condition on the rocky section above 600 metres last Saturday. (17th Feb). Dolly, Steve M, Paul and I prayed hard for the mist to lift, but it didn’t. The narrow top of the ridge is an entertaining scramble with axe and crampons.… Continue reading
The MWIS forecast for Lakes for 11 February 2018 was marginal at best, with words like “frequently appalling” cropping up. Nevertheless, a French-American team of Antoine Marnat, Lucile Boust and Andrew Mirelman piled into the van and left York at 7am. While scanning the BBC radio waves for the elusive… Continue reading
There was a very poor forecast (almost) everywhere. So it was time for a day in the Far East (of the Grampians). Paul and I have long served our time in the high Cairngorms, so we were happy to find an alternative to Saturday’s 100 mph gusts and driving rain.… Continue reading
