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Category: Winter Mountaineering

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THE LATE GREAT WINTER 22 REPORT!

  By John Scottish Highlands, Uncategorized, Winter Mountaineering

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BEN STARAV AND PERCY UNNA

  By Andrew Scottish Highlands, Winter Mountaineering

Dominating the head of Loch Etive in the west, Ben Starav has two ribs off its summit. We went up the northern (right hand) rib on hard-frozen snow. Then across the summit area to a long narrow east ridge which rises to the subsidiary top. The first rib rears up… Continue reading

Tagged   Ben Lawers, Starav
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Cogne – Feb 2022

  By Paul Mckenzie Alps and other overseas trips, Winter Mountaineering

Hopefully just a short report (although it does cover 6 days), as nothing particularly eventful occurred, but I thought that others in the club might be interested if they were planning something similar…When you mention winter climbing to most people, images and memories of spending hours driving to Scotland, and… Continue reading

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Winter Weekend 2020

  By Dave M Winter Mountaineering

Over the weekend of the 6th to 8th of March and despite challenging and unpredictable weather throughout the winter season a team of seven club members headed north to Aviemore where, thankfully, decent winter conditions had established.  Dave M and Steve M arrived a day early to climb on Friday… Continue reading

Tagged   Coire An t'Sneachda, Sneachda, winter climbing
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A POSTCARD FROM BLENCATHRA 5 MARCH

  By Andrew England and Wales Mountains, Scrambling, Winter Mountaineering

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Tagged   HALLSFELL RIDGE
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EPHEMERAL CHASED

  By John Scottish Highlands, Uncategorized, Winter Mountaineering

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

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WINTER MIDWEEK SPECIAL

  By Andrew Bunkhouses, Scottish Highlands, Winter Mountaineering

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

Tagged   Ben Mhanach, Corrour Estate, Sgor Gaibhre
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I will Norways love you

  By Antoine MARNAT Alps and other overseas trips, Winter Mountaineering

In april, Lucile and I took our skis to the very north of Norway for 19 days of skitouring above the Fjords. Between 900 and 2500 high meter each day, from powder to hard packed snow. We joined a couple of happy friends that drove all the way from France… Continue reading

Tagged   norway, Ski touring
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The Be-Knights of Glencoe: A Scottish Winter’s Tale

  By Andrew Mirelman Scottish Highlands, Winter Mountaineering

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

Tagged   Buachaille Etive Mor, Glencoe
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WIN SOME, LOSE SOME

  By Andrew Scottish Highlands, Winter Mountaineering

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

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