Two days Munro Bagging in Glen Etive Bagging Stob Coir’an Albannaich (1044m) and Meall nan Eun (928m) at bottom of Glen Etive. Fantastic sunny day. High avalanche risk on SE to SW slopes, lots of patchy windslab and sastrugi to navigate through safely. Some crampon work needed on steep harder North slopes. Buchille Etive More » read more »
A Week Munro bagging in Torridon based at Caladh at Allagin Shuas Slioch. Slioch via the ridge from its NE top Liathach’s Western Munro. Standard assent from the roadside camp site. We descended by the western ridge to Ben Alligin car park to avoid big snow cornicing. Day trip to Skye to get the Inn. Pin. with » read more »
We had some mixed weather this Easter but manged the folloing: Ben Vrackie Creag Meagaidh Caringorm Caringorm again Some good snow on the high summits but too high avalanch risk for playing in the gullies this time.
This Easter we based ourselves in Strathpeffer for a weeks Munro bagging. Day 1: We bagged Ben MacDui and Cairngorm after breaking our trip up at Aviemore. Day 2: We went into Strathfarrar to bag Sgurr Fhuar-thuill (1049m) and it’s mates Sgurr na Ruaidhe (993m), Carn nan Gobhar (992m) and Sgurr a’Choire Ghlais (1083m). Day 3: Then over to Glen Carron to bag Moruisg (928m) Day 4: » read more »
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 »
Author: Phil Newby
