from Andy Mountains
Today was a stunning day on the Carneddau. I got some fantastic photos and had a good few hours walking in the mountains & practising navigation.
Conditions were really beautiful. Ground is only frozen on the summits.
There are still no winter climbing routes anywhere near in condition.
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Pic 1: Stunning views looking SW from Pen Yr Ole Wen summit
Pic 2: Black Ladders not in condition
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from Kev Shields Climbing
Yesterday Johann and I had a lazy start up to Aonach Mor with the plan to climb Stirling Bridge, a Steve Kennedy route I've been keen to try for a long time. When we walked in the weather was crap but slowly it cleared while I was climbing and it turned out to be a stunning day. As it turned out the conditions for getting gear wasn't perfect and I never judged the kit I would need very well so we lowered off a few battered wires, next time though. I was expecting to be pissed of but wasn't at all, was ...
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from SAIS Northern Cairngorms
Looking across to the Cairngorms from Loch Morlich Fantastic skiing and climbing conditions due to the continuing cold temperatures and top of fresh snow over the past few nights.
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from SAIS Northern Cairngorms
Spindrift billowing on the corrie rim. Snowfall and mist cleared at around midday. Ski tour conditions are fantastic 10cm of new snow is overlying yesterdays wind slab accumulations. Weaknesses were found mainly in the old wind slab on this South-East aspect.
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from SAIS Northern Cairngorms
The cloud cleared at long last and what a stunning day. A few centimetres of fresh snow fell last night which has left a blanket of snow over the hard icy layer....nice for ski touring. Views looking across the Plateau and into the Northern Corries. In the picture is the RAF sea king they came over to drop the stretcher off from yesterdays rescue. Here is a mixture of surface hoar and new snow.
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from Kev Shields Climbing
It's been a busy few days here. The prospect of getting an operation on my ankle next year that could lay me out for 6 months has really got me motivated to train and climb as much and as hard as possible, well I think it's the thought of that and probably the good circle of people I have around me at the moment. So Last Wednesday it was up the Glen with Dot and Suzy for a look at a few routes and a bit of top roping on Cubbys routes at Upper Scimitar where Dot surprised herself by cleanly climbing Jahu
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from Kev Shields Climbing
With the next trip to Ireland just around the corner I feel the impending risk beginning to seriously dawn on me. With this in mind I needed to see how my ankle was and more importantly where my head is at on dangerous ground. So on Saturday when my parents visited town we headed up to the CIC hut and it was stunning. Just being up there has healing properties of it's own. My parents had never seen the North Face of the Ben up close before so it was cool to be there to see there reaction when they saw the
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from SAIS Northern Cairngorms
Carn Etchachan and Shelter Stone Looking towards Loch Etchachan which is completely buried!
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from Guy Steven - Mountain Leader
Today after having car problems I had a late start a went up onto the Ballachulish Horseshoe. I went up the West ridge of Sgorr Bhan which had some nice little steps, probably went at about grade 1. Several other teams on the ridge doing mountaineering courses, after passing these, I didn't see anyone as I walked over to Sgorr Dhearg (1024m) and then onto Sgorr Dhonull (1001m). I headed down into Gleann a Chaolais. Stunning day on the tops. Saw some fresh hoar crystals forming a new layer!!
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from Kev Shields Climbing
The past week has been a real rollercoaster of 'emotions'. It started last Saturday at the Fort William Film Festival and Diffs entertaining lecture "Climbers I've Shot and Some I'd Like To Shoot" which was followed by a showing of Single Handed. I had to do a short QA with Diff afterwards and as usual I was pretty nervous, made even more so by the presense of the legendary Jimmy Marshall and his family. Speaking to Jimmy on the Sunday he told me to stop the dry tool soloing as it was 'dangerous', this ...
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