Poor show on the blog… #rockclimbing #mountaineering and #filmsafetywork
Poor show on the blog… #rockclimbing #mountaineering and #filmsafetywork14th June 2019It’s been a poor show on the blog front, mainly due to family and film work distractions….We’ve had a scattering of teams out over the last while doing mountaineering training and being guided on great routes like The Curved Ridge and Tower Ridge. Summer hasn’t […]
Spring in the air, but winter is still clinging on! #winterskills #wintermountaineering #hillwalking
Spring in the air, but winter is still clinging on! #winterskills #wintermountaineering #hillwalking9th April 2019Spring is definitely in the air but winter hasn’t given up quite yet. Last week it turned cold again and it felt more like February at times. Although this brought some ski touring and winter walking/ mountaineering back into condition, it’s all […]
Winter draws to a close #winterskills #skitouring #scottishskitouring
Winter draws to a close #winterskills #skitouring #scottishskitouring24th March 2019It was always going to return, wasn’t it! Looking over the photos from the last few weeks it has been a good month. We’ve had plenty of winter skills, ski touring and climbing teams out making the most of the late season conditions. Being flexible has […]
Wintry conditions in the Cairngorms #winterskills #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering
Wintry conditions in the Cairngorms #winterskills #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering4th March 2019It’s been great to see snow building on the mountains again. After a warm February it felt as though it was all over, but it’s remarkable how quicly it can start to improve.Over the weekend we had lots of people on winter skills courses (28no!) as […]
Warm conditions but a return to winter coming soon #winterskills #wintermountaineerng #winterclimbing #skitouring
Warm conditions but a return to winter coming soon #winterskills #wintermountaineerng #winterclimbing #skitouring26th February 2019With limited snow cover, fresh flowers in the garden and the smell of Spring in the air it’s easy to think winter’s over. Well, it’s not. As of this weekend it’s turning cold again and we’ll start to see snow accummulating […]
Good conditions for walking, skiing and climbing #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing
Good conditions for walking, skiing and climbing #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing8th February 2019Conditions improved dramatically during the last week of January (fortunately). Almost overnight temperatures dropped and snow began accummulating.We’ve been busy with lots of winter skills, ski touring and winter mountaineering/ climbing courses. As much as conditions have improved there have still be a few […]
Improving conditions #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering #winterskills
Improving conditions #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering #winterskills17th January 2019The last couple of weeks have been pretty dire on the mountains and at times not as wintry as we’d like (despite the photos!).We’ve cancelled a few courses but have still a few winter skills and mountaineering trips. As always, our team have managed to eek out the best […]
Lean conditions but a good forecast
Lean conditions but a good forecast6th January 2019Happy new year!The warm festive weather stripped away a lot of snow and although it’s been colder recently it’s also been dry. We’ve had lots of winter skills teams out who had to eek out the snowy patches but have had fun doing so and learned lots along […]
The last of 2018! #winterskills #wintermountaineering #winterclimbing #cairngorms
The last of 2018! #winterskills #wintermountaineering #winterclimbing #cairngorms29th December 2018Here are some photos from before Christmas when it was a lot more wintry on the mountains. We had six different teams on winter skills, mountaineering and climbing courses. All the teams did really well and made the most of some very good early season conditions. Sadly […]
A wild start to our winter courses #winterskills #wintermountaineering #skitouring
A wild start to our winter courses #winterskills #wintermountaineering #skitouring16th December 2018Yesterday was a wild, wild day with winds of over 100mph over the summits- not the ideal start for our winter courses.We did attempt to venture out but progress was too difficult and the risks too high.Todays weather made up for everything and our […]