February 2020
Norway – Thank You
Hi Rob, Just wanted to thank you again for a cracking time in Norway. I’m very glad the cancellation came up, also glad it was with yourself, you’re a top fella and you gauged exactly [...]
Thank You – Torridon
Rob and Huw - Have been unexpectedly busy since returning to Putney from our epic week in Torridon, hence my delayed thank you for as good a week in the mountains as I have enjoyed [...]
A Cold Couple of Days in Rjukan
The lack of ice at lower elevations might have removed some of our favourite choices but one new opportunity was the option to visit the higher level crag at Gausta. It’s a 45 minute snow [...]
Underway in Norway
Well thanks to Storm Ciera it might have taken 24 hours longer than planned to get here but we are now well underway with our Norway Ice Climbing Trip. Richard, Tracey, Karl, Lee, Tom, Laura, [...]
Snow Hunting again on Fuar Tholl
Snow hunting again today this time in Coire Mainnrichean on the north side of Fuar Tholl. We didn't really find much of it but it was a nice walk round there and the two narrow [...]
Hayfork Gully
The wind was back up today so we headed away from the worst of it a little and over to An Teallach. Hayfork Gully provided us with a truly great route from the flat floor [...]
Brilliant on the Black Carls
We whiled away yesterday with a wind blown but pleasant stroll along the wild Wester Ross coastline. Today was back to mountaineering and what a stella day it was. Enjoying the still air and sunshine [...]
Searching for Snow on Beinn Aligin
There's not been a lot of winter for the start of our Torridon Winter Mountaineering Week but we've been out enjoying ourselves none the less. The plan which we'd hatched was to seek out some [...]
January 2020
Crib Goch for Sunrise
It has been a stunning week of temperature inversions here in Snowdonia and so I was pretty keen to get out for sunrise this morning and make the most of it. A quick text saw [...]
All About Snow in Stob Coire nan Lochan
Having covered much about movement skills on the Weekend Winter Skills course yesterday today was pretty much all about snow. The team and me trekked up into Glencoe's Stob Coire nan Lochan where we talked [...]
Brilliant on Buachaille Etive Beag
A real change in the weather for the start of the Winter Skills Weekend. With Nigel, Andy, Luke, David, Al and Louis we've been up on Stob Coire Raineach the northern top of Buachaille Etive [...]
Zig Zags, Gearr Aonach
Todays crux was without a doubt getting out of the van in Glencoe! It was wild and Rachel & Cath would have been happy to head straight to the pub I think. A leap of [...]
Better on Beinn a Chaorainn
Whilst Rob was in Glencoe with Rachel today I was on the East Ridge of Beinn a Chaorainn with Russ and Jonathan. In comparison to yesterday it was a lovely day with even a touch [...]
Dinnertime Buttress
We have had a good dup of snow overnight in the Highlands and thankfully the wind has dropped a bit since yesterday. Cath needed a rest today with a sore knee so Rachel and I [...]
Blown about in Storm Brendan
That's the start of a three day Scottish Winter Mountaineering course but it's not been met with the best of weather. Venturing onto any exposed or high ground was certainly not an option given the [...]
Snow and sunshine
The last two days of our winter skills week have thankfully been significantly better than the first two! We have had some steady snow showers and some lovely spells of sunshine. Yesterday was stunning all [...]
Scottish Winter Skills Week
I am up in Scotland now for the start of our winter program North of the border and have kicked off with our Winter Skills Week. I have been joined by Claire, Anna, Niall, Peter, [...]
December 2019
Bochclwyd Horseshoe Winter Round
Having got back from the Alps at the weekend I was pretty pleased to find snow on the mountains and a good weather day in the forecast. Huw was also free so after a brew [...]
There is plenty of snow!
Well there is no shortage of snow in the Alps at the moment, it has been chucking it down here for the last couple of days and it looks like Scotland is getting the same [...]
Ski Week in Chamonix
I am out in Chamonix this week with my good friend Bryn. We are making the most of some early season snowfall to warm up for winter and get some early off-piste skiing done. We [...]
New – Mountain Biking Trips & Courses
Regular readers of the blog will know that I have been getting out on my bike quite a lot over the last year or so. Mountain biking is something I have enjoyed since I was [...]
Advanced Navigation
I was joined today by Julie, Ben, Ben and Andy for our contour only, advanced navigation day. As the name suggests we spend the day looking at navigation in the mountains using some maps that [...]
Intro to Scrambling
I have been out with Tristan, Mark, Ben and Anthony today on the second day of our intro to scrambling course. They have had some pretty wild weather and yesterday Tarquin took them up the [...]
November 2019
Trail Magazine join us for winter skills
In this months Trail Magazine we are joined by Jenna and Jake for a winter skills weekend in Scotland. We had some fantastic weather and its always nice to hear about the course from your [...]
Film Safety Workshop & Avalanche Workshop.
I have been part of a film safety workshop this weekend at Plas Y Brenin, playing with all things rigging. As a member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors I need to stay current by [...]