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This simple blog gives informal updates of some of our activities. For information about being in the outdoors with myself or other qualified IFMGA guides who work with me, or for industrial work at height feel free to contact me - email: info@teamascent.co.uk

Tuesday, 4 April 2023

Mountain Guiding in the Cairn Gorms

Our winter season is coming to a close but actually the climbing conditions in the remaining gullies is really good, One has to take care f...

Up to the North-West of Scotland - Beinn Alligin

A wonderful day was enjoyed at the weekend; There is not much snow remaining for snow studies but its always worth checking the Scottish Av...

Monday, 27 March 2023

A fine ski-touring day on Cairn Gorm

Wonderful weather, chilly but sunny on the tops. Skinning up above the ski area Alma at the Cairn Gorm Wonderfull vies over the corries ...

Friday, 24 March 2023

Family day on the e-bikes

Even mountain guides take the occasional day off... a super day with Alma, Cara and Dave on the local forrest trails; The occasional showers...

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Chamonix off piste and ski mountaineering

A wonderful few days in the mountains. The Midi Arete Christophe and I discussing when we were younger with dark hair... Descending the a...

Tuesday, 14 March 2023

Spiral Gully variation - winter climbing in the Cairngorms National Park

There was lots of fresh snow last week with high winds and low temperatures. The granite rocks were plastered with rime ice. Me topping out,...

From Beallach na Ba to Applecross to Torridon

Some fresh snow. The buttresses are looking a bit more wintry View to the sea Beinn Alligin, at 986m, one of the classic mountains of the To...

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About Me

Sandy Allan: Sandy is a qualified International Mountain Guide and has guided world wide from gentle walks to technical climbs and 8000 meter summits, including Mount Everest where he was the fifth Scottish man to climb the mountain and also made the first ascent of Lhotse West summit. Sandy was the first Scot to climb Nanga Parbat in Pakistan and in 2012 he made the first ascent of the incredible Mazeno Ridge and has written a book ,"In Some Lost Place" about this expedition. Based in Newtonmore, Scotland he also spends a lot of time in Chamonix, France and many mountain places inbetween. Team Ascent is managed from our Newtonmore base. Sandy is also an IRATA assessor and Team Leader, providing assistance and consultancy services in difficult to reach and awkward "work at height" locations utilising techniques developed from his passion in climbing and mountaineering. You can get in touch with Sandy by email : info@teamascent.co.uk

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