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| I was coaching a city lawyer navigation skills in white out conditions on Cairngorm, she was not over relaxed and perhaps a bit nervous in my office- hopefully now she may understand how I feel when I have to be stuck in doors! |
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| Ptarmigan loving the snow! |
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| Climbing up a pitch of ice, at the top it was not adhering to a lot - thaw conditions |
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| Andy Nisbet and Coire n Lochan - Cairngorm National Park |
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| Irata assessment day at Talon NDT Aberdeen. In this photo an IRATA level 1 technician demonstrates lowering a load on a rope. |
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| IRATA level threes demonstrate rescue skills. |
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A climber and amateur artist contacted me last week, then visited my house to show me the above painting. It is of my friend Russell Braddock (a NZ mountain Guide) who got caught up in an avalanche in Chamonix and sadly is no longer with us. However Russell and I climbed a bit together and on one of his visits to Scotland he climbed with my friend Andy Nisbet and I and we took this photo of Russell climbing King Bee direct.... our photo was used as a template. The artists name is Douglas Spalding. You will be able to view the painting this summer as it is going to be displayed at Kingussie Railway Station.
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| This is a previously unrecorded climb but my friend Andy Nisbet is 100% sure its not been climbed before, we soloed the fist pitch on perfect plastic ice! |
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| Slightly more technical so we got the rope out and roped up, mixed climbing, frozen turf and torqued ice picks in rocks can be unpredictable at times. |
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| Andy over the last technical move, then we soled to the top in strong winds. |
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| A pretty good day really even if the winds were strong and the temperature is rising fast! |
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| There has been quite bit of new snow with very strong winds.The tree trunks are highlighted with wind driven snow. |
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| Liattach with good snow cover. |
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| Creag Duubh, Beinn Eighe. |
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| Here we go again, another wonderful day out with my pal Andy..... we found some interesting ice pitches. |
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| Grade IV and lots of fun, it was very windy day with poor visibility... but once we found our route it was fine. |
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| IRATA technicians demonstrating their skills, in this image a level 1 rescue at Talon NDT Aberdeen. |
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| Andy Nisbet, we climbed a new line, This link will take you to Andy's description of our climbing days http://www.scottishwinter.com/?p=6649 |
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| Fantastic views of Ben Alligin. |
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| I have been a bit lazy about my blog but I can catch up now... |
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just after the New Year celebrations Hannah and I skied around Chamonix and Megeve. |
