Hi Oli Thanks for the detailed update. Guy and I will link up and travel together for some of the journey – although he will have to park his van somewhere en route that I can drop him on return as I head home to Scotland after the weekend. We hope to leave early Friday subject to respective work schedule. Aims multi-pitch but its been a while so will ease on on suitable routes subject to the weather. Happy to muck in and help out with others new to the area or less well versed on pitched climbs. Do we have plans food wise Saturday night ?
Mountaineering Scotland ran a couple of hour long webinars on Winter safety and activities recently. They are available on youtube via the links below. The first is aimed at beginners but does cover some great revision for the experienced. From kit to plans and avalanche awareness.
The second although entitled for walkers includes material aimed at the Winter climber as well. It covers much of the same ground as the first but includes a really good section on decision making and greater detail on avalanches and incidents.
I think anyone new to Winter Mountaineering would benefit from watching both, skipping the repeated bits, but old hands will get more out of the second.
