This February we spent a week in Aviemore after a few days with friends in the Lake District. Weather was mixed so we didn’t achieve as much as we wanted but here is what we did. Helm Crag and Steel Fell from Grasmere Low level walk around Grasmere and Rydal water from Ambleside Short walk » read more »
This Easter we got a cottage in Kyle of Lochalsh to get into Kintail and Skye. Beinn na Caillich 732.1m (2402ft), Beinn Dearg Mhòr 709.3m (2327ft), Beinn Dearg Bheag 582m (1909ft) Glamaig – Sgùrr Mhairi 775m (2542ft) via An Coileach 673m (2208ft) Five Sisters of Kintail (classic 3 Monros) The Saddle 1011.5m (3318ft), Sgùrr na Sgine 946m (3103ft) and » read more »
We had a week at Aviemore this February half-term. The plan was to do some gullies in the Northern Corries but the snow was very lean. All we could manage were variants of the Goat Track or Point 5 Gully or both, in pretty much any concievable order.
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.
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