The cold temperatures have kept the huge quantities of new snow in place and it’s now stabilising very nicely. Things are really looking good for climbing conditions in the near future up here. The

North Buttress on Buachaille Etive Mor takes you to a brilliantly exposed position above Rannoch Mor. It’s a grade 4 winter climb, so in it’s current condition covered in plenty of snow it provided

Great winter climbing conditions today on Stob Coire Nan Lochain in Glencoe: sunshine, some firm snow, all the wobbly bits on this route firmly frozen in place, and big smiles from  Claire and Noelle.

A week of preparation in the Cairngorms for our expedition to Peru in July. I’ll be spending almost a month with this group of 6th form students from Bristol. We’ll be trekking in the Cordillera