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Easy Ice Climbing from Aviemore February 2024  

We had a lovelly week based in Aviemore doing some easy ice climing in the Northern Cairngorm Coires. Aladdin’s Couloir (Grade 1) in Coire an t’Sneachda and returned via Goat Track (also Grade 1, when we did it due to steep cornicing) Jacob’s Ladder (Grade 1) in Coire an t’Sneachda and returned via 1141m (this » read more »

Via Ferrata – Corvara, Dolomites 2023  

This September we had a lovely week in Corvara doing Via Ferrata, and frightening ourselves every day: Day 1: Pice Cir V via ferrata (B/C) Took cable cars up to Jimmi Hut and walked up to the Dantercepies Station below Pice Cir V aka Kleine Cirspitze (grade B/C). The climb was fairly busy as it » read more »

Austria 2023: Kals am Grossglockner  

For our second week in Austria (for week 1 see here…), we planned another hut tour. This time starting and finishing at Kals am Grossglockner and circumnavigating the Grossglockner massif, crossing glaciers with the option of an ascent at the end if conditions prevailed. Conditions did not prevail, and we had to change our plans » read more »

Austria 2023: Gschnitztal Hut Tour  

More photos here… Day 0: Travelled to Steinach, Austria Flew out to Innsbruck, stayed overnight in Steinach and got a bus up to Trins (1,220m) the following morning. Day 1: Blaserhütte (2,176m) From Trins, picked up route 31 by the Talback then into the forest on route 11, 30. Crossed the vehicle track and continued » read more »

Aberfeldy – May Bank Holidays 2023  

We had a week at Aberfeldy and climbed: Cam Chreag 862m from Innerwick (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5921) Schiehallion 1083m (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5922) Meall Tairneachan 787m and Farragon Hill 782.4m (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5923) Beinn Dearg 830m from Innerwick (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5924) Ben Cleuch 721m via Andrew Gannel Hill and Ben Ever and a lovelly gorge from Tillicoultry (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5925) Beinn Narnain » read more »


Author: Phil Newby