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| Blizzards still mean fun in Glencoe. |
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| Solitude in the Cuillins, Isle of Skye |
Having come back from America's rock climbing road trip, I am feeling the urge to swing ice axes, dig for cracks, shiver on belays and see the mountains come alive with snow. Infact, I believe there has been a small amounts of snow on the tops already.
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| Mountaineering the North West Highlands |
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| Blizzards on Beinn Eighe |
So I'm hoping for a great winter of lots of walking, mountaineering and climbing. I'm looking forward to climbing new routes, classic repeats and hard mixed lines. I love visiting new areas and crag and summits I haven't been on so the next while will be spent looking through guidebooks and scanning some maps and making sure partners are psyched.
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| Mixed climbing, Murdoch on Great Overhanging Buttress VI,7 on Beinn Bhan |
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| Learning to lead in Glencoe |
I believe pre planning helps to have a successful winter, make time to enjoy the mountains as you'll miss out if you don't. Make tick lists and be open to changeable conditions, try not to be too obsessed with one particular route. Any day in the winter mountains will be a good one.
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| Happy team on top of North East Buttress IV,4, Ben Nevis |
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| New routing in Norway |
Click here to check out the Winter Page to get the ideas.
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| Mountaineering on the Forcan Ridge |
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| Perfect weather on An Teallach |
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| Does it get much better than this? |
