tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48542105388686547872024-03-13T20:21:22.598+00:00TEAMASCENT info@teamascent.co.ukThis 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
Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.comBlogger1348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-76094465224410187072023-04-04T12:26:00.004+01:002023-04-04T12:26:28.915+01:00Mountain Guiding in the Cairn Gorms<p> 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 for loose rocks but watch the weather forecast, make sure its freezing on the summits and start nice and early with the aim of getting finished by early afternoon before the snow softens in the spring like temperatures... there is still some good winter experiences to be had. Its worth checking the Scottish Avalanche Information Services avalanche reports and blog. Just a touch of fresh snow on the tops and with some wind can transport the new snow where it will gain depth and build unstable windslab onto wind sheltered coire rims and scarp slopes which even at this time of year can be a danger to climbers as they exit the tops of the climbs onto the plateau.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2jCcdWIAC-tZxa-ibD7-tSk2wgnrmKX54kNfQtcVbRBGELOgauQmQ6qk6COT5WIckwkrVYSqApNuYo-e3onXMUvUIza00h3TIWAYU4vlUmSmMymV461kM7-NNE_daaHoJGnUfqSbkau_2EqYtAaFiOOJfE_uHnZOGrr-QtEXH0SGocDJ_1QVN2hDRA/s1500/58d3cbc0-a50c-47fe-8bbe-08bb56182c14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2jCcdWIAC-tZxa-ibD7-tSk2wgnrmKX54kNfQtcVbRBGELOgauQmQ6qk6COT5WIckwkrVYSqApNuYo-e3onXMUvUIza00h3TIWAYU4vlUmSmMymV461kM7-NNE_daaHoJGnUfqSbkau_2EqYtAaFiOOJfE_uHnZOGrr-QtEXH0SGocDJ_1QVN2hDRA/s320/58d3cbc0-a50c-47fe-8bbe-08bb56182c14.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB31PjGCyqS4f-YR3rbutTtt5YGcNsRTVEc5wGrF7eg_0SxFHuFycmjNgTwVP6WfC6ZiRzWbFqp8OetH-8kzmN_TArKL345VucWkNPyCidICZDJuAGqzEYm8iYuPAeVTT2QngrHPwT2YQcyW22bIlvEDgDXESd-R-YT7iREDd2suB19rP4BltF5zlYLw/s1309/3865bd94-79b3-4abc-863c-d907a9038ec5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="1034" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB31PjGCyqS4f-YR3rbutTtt5YGcNsRTVEc5wGrF7eg_0SxFHuFycmjNgTwVP6WfC6ZiRzWbFqp8OetH-8kzmN_TArKL345VucWkNPyCidICZDJuAGqzEYm8iYuPAeVTT2QngrHPwT2YQcyW22bIlvEDgDXESd-R-YT7iREDd2suB19rP4BltF5zlYLw/s320/3865bd94-79b3-4abc-863c-d907a9038ec5.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVLzePhS_xIWT2gs-awtKgUiYNKf3aax0ZFLEsyEibQ5TcjGvu3DFNTd2rNNx8_Hzaj6oMqLxUl89mvHnb28-ZIRA640WfH81nbT8xdVIFLqsbgZ1vQXD98HvKoN1VutCbiFdjoRPZp2UlSapIUmsnUVWonQeITSYcPg9pgPYCKG823tUexeCgyvPbA/s3998/IMG_1957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="3998" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVLzePhS_xIWT2gs-awtKgUiYNKf3aax0ZFLEsyEibQ5TcjGvu3DFNTd2rNNx8_Hzaj6oMqLxUl89mvHnb28-ZIRA640WfH81nbT8xdVIFLqsbgZ1vQXD98HvKoN1VutCbiFdjoRPZp2UlSapIUmsnUVWonQeITSYcPg9pgPYCKG823tUexeCgyvPbA/s320/IMG_1957.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coire an t- Snechda a glacier cirque or coire landform in the Cairngorm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5ZE4qyXv9Mk-_dTEpnOs5jeG-RKgMkfGPPXt-5_XG9Xhv7wK4apbuZmLKuzEMqd96LEnB5R_Wfy4bEHCDcf--EU-GJnjBCIDvf4VrnsXE2UdcRoZFCSq9dtiDVmXOr_9yKyO_ijCNgxmTlG5dt9MCwqUgJAKKZ15plCITQiayHqvTWqiBCnZhoDM2w/s3262/IMG_1958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="3262" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5ZE4qyXv9Mk-_dTEpnOs5jeG-RKgMkfGPPXt-5_XG9Xhv7wK4apbuZmLKuzEMqd96LEnB5R_Wfy4bEHCDcf--EU-GJnjBCIDvf4VrnsXE2UdcRoZFCSq9dtiDVmXOr_9yKyO_ijCNgxmTlG5dt9MCwqUgJAKKZ15plCITQiayHqvTWqiBCnZhoDM2w/s320/IMG_1958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzNhAL5xcZkSPcl8-wfWeuR1A3cI8ZgJDGwQXk5GO4KpqDag1cxjO_T3rnH-oNDs3R1g-loZVPLxa1tc8C3oQKM7sbgISS1NYTLcAnTPeuIZdZo0Xg2dx_gdYhGucIAO4of-7VEeTSsdnTuOzgeQ6_ESfpcwwb9VXYj2YxvCaELKJiHRyKKYWj3C7hA/s4032/IMG_1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzNhAL5xcZkSPcl8-wfWeuR1A3cI8ZgJDGwQXk5GO4KpqDag1cxjO_T3rnH-oNDs3R1g-loZVPLxa1tc8C3oQKM7sbgISS1NYTLcAnTPeuIZdZo0Xg2dx_gdYhGucIAO4of-7VEeTSsdnTuOzgeQ6_ESfpcwwb9VXYj2YxvCaELKJiHRyKKYWj3C7hA/s320/IMG_1959.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gullies are narrow with firm and stable snow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-Noahe42Z-wL2CnttVzsnoSQt8pln-SwPnY00f1TNMMkTy-aZZC4A6qJdXHlQVbMD9MMIdt8TPW6deSPduDkqV5tggq9SJJ1nTKp5r2t_XltMHSj9IYxvxqX0qAL3zrmt-FPIoBQSe18R1aMOvOlBlLAWaLxOuiLNuR7DmJ46T1I-kfSihjgJn5oJQ/s4032/IMG_1970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-Noahe42Z-wL2CnttVzsnoSQt8pln-SwPnY00f1TNMMkTy-aZZC4A6qJdXHlQVbMD9MMIdt8TPW6deSPduDkqV5tggq9SJJ1nTKp5r2t_XltMHSj9IYxvxqX0qAL3zrmt-FPIoBQSe18R1aMOvOlBlLAWaLxOuiLNuR7DmJ46T1I-kfSihjgJn5oJQ/s320/IMG_1970.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No snow no the approach walk, so there is not much trail breaking at this time of year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN50BHO3leI42kaxgjEDKJ6wSx-jAb0w-8wKOkZkBkZWSfCNJJsS5wIBC-9RwR1kvr7ww-UwEDu1EYrXBaomCvFLkBmuLTfIt5IG9RLSsnrjyNzAx8xNGLQaIrxLStBKQuM_iFMywfzVVScgg0Dcz77BSSBjLPeTpjGneUgHEwmkHZPY-gY4sADUXZSw/s4032/IMG_1972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN50BHO3leI42kaxgjEDKJ6wSx-jAb0w-8wKOkZkBkZWSfCNJJsS5wIBC-9RwR1kvr7ww-UwEDu1EYrXBaomCvFLkBmuLTfIt5IG9RLSsnrjyNzAx8xNGLQaIrxLStBKQuM_iFMywfzVVScgg0Dcz77BSSBjLPeTpjGneUgHEwmkHZPY-gY4sADUXZSw/s320/IMG_1972.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was guiding Luke, it was a cold wild on the tops with the snow firm and stable.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-70421062759265738762023-04-04T12:13:00.009+01:002023-04-04T12:14:24.751+01:00Up to the North-West of Scotland - Beinn Alligin<p> A wonderful day was enjoyed at the weekend;</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYUf031AcO_ko48cJfW6d_4Q1QqWU9ZBVxCa4lQUiT2o2AnumqbAiAuQCgT1_gpU2NyoPmjbvEDLCojqYpDZAPG2ihTGiZTMttNMDfDwJ1NCufWYBuxiAml2c1eFpVghLHsQ06nLDoXFCPCo45GU_DDKilewKeXYV5Gpy8Oi0Q0xMTHjQfW017cu0pA/s944/9fde3398-8761-4c44-a4b6-9c635153df46.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYUf031AcO_ko48cJfW6d_4Q1QqWU9ZBVxCa4lQUiT2o2AnumqbAiAuQCgT1_gpU2NyoPmjbvEDLCojqYpDZAPG2ihTGiZTMttNMDfDwJ1NCufWYBuxiAml2c1eFpVghLHsQ06nLDoXFCPCo45GU_DDKilewKeXYV5Gpy8Oi0Q0xMTHjQfW017cu0pA/s320/9fde3398-8761-4c44-a4b6-9c635153df46.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is not much snow remaining for snow studies but its always worth checking the Scottish Avalanche Information Services (SAIS)web site, last report for this season are on the 16th April.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWqTxnVSdXJyzWSK7Xpz5l4Q1rNkTib0ewOGd1zHxsnLkABZTGDIEsOkTVE2SndNTTaPUN5N5Fv2lPNjDlvIOvYNTMOFkdo_JK9JIYAzrc1KbP1ijuYWjRbZ5ppqJzd-uXMUUwXBaX5o1b1JzcFej6pa3HlTY4tgKX3UMBKVuNoOF9R3Ui6zpym9aNA/s4032/IMG_1935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4032" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWqTxnVSdXJyzWSK7Xpz5l4Q1rNkTib0ewOGd1zHxsnLkABZTGDIEsOkTVE2SndNTTaPUN5N5Fv2lPNjDlvIOvYNTMOFkdo_JK9JIYAzrc1KbP1ijuYWjRbZ5ppqJzd-uXMUUwXBaX5o1b1JzcFej6pa3HlTY4tgKX3UMBKVuNoOF9R3Ui6zpym9aNA/s320/IMG_1935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rock Ptarmigan- are changing their feather from white to brown a sure sign that winter must be almost over.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84I4IiI7ztDovr4yYpADCuUC9KWelg0zqgoSoF_AXjy91jkyddFGdAa5XV0N-DNq-zYAAQsTo-KWJyv7ke0WgK5xcYaY3YbRlzq1igjaWrNmPHiPGe7D_ofiMQZXYj2rbzexo1XudMuo00LXmGju5LBW8tcwMQnuZYaTOSC2b2NSJcb6GPtBgOYWljA/s3641/IMG_1945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="3641" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84I4IiI7ztDovr4yYpADCuUC9KWelg0zqgoSoF_AXjy91jkyddFGdAa5XV0N-DNq-zYAAQsTo-KWJyv7ke0WgK5xcYaY3YbRlzq1igjaWrNmPHiPGe7D_ofiMQZXYj2rbzexo1XudMuo00LXmGju5LBW8tcwMQnuZYaTOSC2b2NSJcb6GPtBgOYWljA/s320/IMG_1945.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beinn Alligin 986 m (translates to Jewelled Hill). It has two summits of Munro status, Tom na Gruagaich 922m and Sgurr Mhor at 986m . </div><br /> <p></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-52418788858164274352023-03-27T18:17:00.005+01:002023-03-27T18:17:55.468+01:00A fine ski-touring day on Cairn Gorm<p> Wonderful weather, chilly but sunny on the tops. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbuykxc4nmyKBABBdXICYawCmP4_Xok42emwb5ZdWLlWlO24pIXETXDYEJAxFLnCi-yPDKyyRjLZ-BCuKzI8lrF51IXfNqfwtiCiX6StkpbUq60MZA8BqVxqAYmHkDbRWVXeVps04VGXOkg1h7PuRZ_XZfh-npofPvwbyknFGCCoEl0-jgKISNib7iQ/s4032/IMG_1796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbuykxc4nmyKBABBdXICYawCmP4_Xok42emwb5ZdWLlWlO24pIXETXDYEJAxFLnCi-yPDKyyRjLZ-BCuKzI8lrF51IXfNqfwtiCiX6StkpbUq60MZA8BqVxqAYmHkDbRWVXeVps04VGXOkg1h7PuRZ_XZfh-npofPvwbyknFGCCoEl0-jgKISNib7iQ/s320/IMG_1796.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Skinning up above the ski area</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9-yKjCjv_47m40XtRQBCE3KkNbhBVYdIgjPHeqNWdnaTICcau8mukc9dmZvSOm495M_rwgekTXx6Qls43xPsQ0XAKPbKilcMnVVeKRHqOT3CcspMgm4JjSBt4jg_b_PgpwIZHYrVkYRZUY7fBzhHb1Lii9RkszyFbyVtDFi1XsMD3eD52dsV6PoVrg/s4032/IMG_1804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9-yKjCjv_47m40XtRQBCE3KkNbhBVYdIgjPHeqNWdnaTICcau8mukc9dmZvSOm495M_rwgekTXx6Qls43xPsQ0XAKPbKilcMnVVeKRHqOT3CcspMgm4JjSBt4jg_b_PgpwIZHYrVkYRZUY7fBzhHb1Lii9RkszyFbyVtDFi1XsMD3eD52dsV6PoVrg/s320/IMG_1804.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alma at the Cairn Gorm </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tuyk2BN_ydeAV5uOsLZiMU-LWt9wwKZvjKHYVF1x00zLaBdrARLOaQmVypY8LPG0J-ARkD82WOzvbzZuwC0bRX2gecqj1L-45FiY2BXtamuw79eZMBKtMv6ZUd8PrCVzCkORsSq7RqSSPWdqO-_yrxgvKP7vypXYNfttqJ3hsT1NCfUQNQ5mzUBi0g/s4032/IMG_1815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Outstandingly fine conditions</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYHfFRoky-D0DACV_xKcN__tzueSttqZFXDEroo14X3JGnepN8Bdk5v6hnGR8fMtdMBtlkMNA5BRIfR47LfBvjgRJS2ZC4JIy6ug-AQFJXwibKb37DjvBhMXhlQg7h7JLrQo0W8Q1eERIGnMvNFXF8XfNbXidnBm0vt43sZi7K9ObQKVcB5DFejnnUg/s4032/IMG_1695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYHfFRoky-D0DACV_xKcN__tzueSttqZFXDEroo14X3JGnepN8Bdk5v6hnGR8fMtdMBtlkMNA5BRIfR47LfBvjgRJS2ZC4JIy6ug-AQFJXwibKb37DjvBhMXhlQg7h7JLrQo0W8Q1eERIGnMvNFXF8XfNbXidnBm0vt43sZi7K9ObQKVcB5DFejnnUg/s320/IMG_1695.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRYocUR_rg6mTK57EzrTQ_tS0l6oVbcz2Lcq8HobJO0V_25pcYUC2AHdnVp8QIPQYfV28IYbCzd7T7Ex7rZMOXlBAEwTehYWIlrOvLqcI796WjRQQ4Z7jE6j7dBU5i0gq6O0bFzWx_bjEVCMnX0Z5J1eNIFtnSiU8eAuJToDoXgItH1STniEFKQeplA/s4032/IMG_1697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRYocUR_rg6mTK57EzrTQ_tS0l6oVbcz2Lcq8HobJO0V_25pcYUC2AHdnVp8QIPQYfV28IYbCzd7T7Ex7rZMOXlBAEwTehYWIlrOvLqcI796WjRQQ4Z7jE6j7dBU5i0gq6O0bFzWx_bjEVCMnX0Z5J1eNIFtnSiU8eAuJToDoXgItH1STniEFKQeplA/s320/IMG_1697.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy days indeed</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-87257138285015454332023-03-14T12:58:00.003+00:002023-03-14T12:58:29.254+00:00Spiral Gully variation - winter climbing in the Cairngorms National Park<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gnH255etbnsHUzqepzeHGfd3NNDf8J7o76Jzjup3BXW3GUk1-8gAm941drDE8rkYxoQyjjL6slkNMbNPcksWcsCBNKWTbsaU31ivWD80BPkP5LOwJC8sgK62QaKSBYzOVj4kEqQNPwsYhmnj5Kady4HP1j9KN3B95BRk9-TF3Fu-F9RRamDbDtOmjA/s1440/JHSF8534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gnH255etbnsHUzqepzeHGfd3NNDf8J7o76Jzjup3BXW3GUk1-8gAm941drDE8rkYxoQyjjL6slkNMbNPcksWcsCBNKWTbsaU31ivWD80BPkP5LOwJC8sgK62QaKSBYzOVj4kEqQNPwsYhmnj5Kady4HP1j9KN3B95BRk9-TF3Fu-F9RRamDbDtOmjA/s320/JHSF8534.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was lots of fresh snow last week with high winds and low temperatures. The granite rocks were plastered with rime ice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHptkoWqefrWjb3kLFKzgfiZZYy7sW1muvmXhEB0xAB3ncTl1NR5CacrZGEwTwd8_48on6WIL1ZBj-_rbWKKH9eY9YZzfZ3tJdZTevJOeB_hHEVXKQ6i0H65Qy4rxeVcIeXYxXM3_4XjzN12rVxGgOguUPWWnnrBsXEdd5hxELwkOo4K9x0qUvw_dXpg/s1440/QRVZ3347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHptkoWqefrWjb3kLFKzgfiZZYy7sW1muvmXhEB0xAB3ncTl1NR5CacrZGEwTwd8_48on6WIL1ZBj-_rbWKKH9eY9YZzfZ3tJdZTevJOeB_hHEVXKQ6i0H65Qy4rxeVcIeXYxXM3_4XjzN12rVxGgOguUPWWnnrBsXEdd5hxELwkOo4K9x0qUvw_dXpg/s320/QRVZ3347.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me topping out, thanks for the photo Keith</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KadhyVf43KkWWB6nW0-g7XhqrvxrHNyhCixzb1mAVX0h6XDorWFuVYPbFL_EsxgwL2PzkzWii_pobAwy6KAL8Qzg4IUFzWA36YybfN3wkakLXTOydBxmb1W4qRxDzPRxBr6LCs_aFWfc9s8LgP7-9PSSPmVgCmSPQnqemgkPb-rofD9upvMT3BgpYQ/s1440/UEWR2998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KadhyVf43KkWWB6nW0-g7XhqrvxrHNyhCixzb1mAVX0h6XDorWFuVYPbFL_EsxgwL2PzkzWii_pobAwy6KAL8Qzg4IUFzWA36YybfN3wkakLXTOydBxmb1W4qRxDzPRxBr6LCs_aFWfc9s8LgP7-9PSSPmVgCmSPQnqemgkPb-rofD9upvMT3BgpYQ/s320/UEWR2998.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keith in the gully section</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YG3d6k0kvbwI48vm-MsFwUYyhSOzsun8rYqryUKldyADZ6YPHmBJeTQGrRnbBYrTPH0NwTWfl9dj9BD6BkzBHj_d3NJgNaJ2Z72NvhrmDQz5aU4Y-iXB_a28WebuvDY17hoKYvoohbD2_vpyNn3vDM9sSXb24oGMepraKNMTi8tX-PWOi9gmiSVytw/s1440/XMWR5487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YG3d6k0kvbwI48vm-MsFwUYyhSOzsun8rYqryUKldyADZ6YPHmBJeTQGrRnbBYrTPH0NwTWfl9dj9BD6BkzBHj_d3NJgNaJ2Z72NvhrmDQz5aU4Y-iXB_a28WebuvDY17hoKYvoohbD2_vpyNn3vDM9sSXb24oGMepraKNMTi8tX-PWOi9gmiSVytw/s320/XMWR5487.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Crafty product placement, thanks Gore-tex Eu</span></div><p><br /></p><br /> <p></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-68534187752654036602023-03-14T12:27:00.003+00:002023-03-14T12:27:40.006+00:00From Beallach na Ba to Applecross to Torridon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnXFElGSUwGuuZP3F-Epk6XfJBAFO8tyeXQCNp9kllo2jga-MOWT497oitDbR8pSB0obZDaDWnIa67kg63nHDafONEd-K2q_xn9GMs2Gqd-QEEk2Twk_3ls7nqYouSE0WBdXvcpEbfz1acV50FegJNOipYuNSQ4ReCRnwI8MImhqfPqVy2kPDDJARGA/s4032/IMG_1279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnXFElGSUwGuuZP3F-Epk6XfJBAFO8tyeXQCNp9kllo2jga-MOWT497oitDbR8pSB0obZDaDWnIa67kg63nHDafONEd-K2q_xn9GMs2Gqd-QEEk2Twk_3ls7nqYouSE0WBdXvcpEbfz1acV50FegJNOipYuNSQ4ReCRnwI8MImhqfPqVy2kPDDJARGA/s320/IMG_1279.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some fresh snow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyRAGZICQN-2U3njf38qdQvaqlfGI6NvEcss6gEOKybJrrzxPvH7IiH3fHM32o-cMA8AYcXu6NTE4j8Ht1XmozpA9fHeJCPxivL2nijvgJRW3cfv-Lg2aRFmvDINrEJqwqQOpQXAIyjl1tydTb6-zZKE0UU6cfjgEdI0xm1BTDE0uSPMpIqY78qxewA/s4032/IMG_1286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyRAGZICQN-2U3njf38qdQvaqlfGI6NvEcss6gEOKybJrrzxPvH7IiH3fHM32o-cMA8AYcXu6NTE4j8Ht1XmozpA9fHeJCPxivL2nijvgJRW3cfv-Lg2aRFmvDINrEJqwqQOpQXAIyjl1tydTb6-zZKE0UU6cfjgEdI0xm1BTDE0uSPMpIqY78qxewA/s320/IMG_1286.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The buttresses are looking a bit more wintry</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBBGrndQeoRljoQ1JrRCy9f-R7Af0kf0brgAVxps2DdHe7rqfj_AJNuSqzohEdzyEwj9KgGa4B1InQcoW1bzQfJH4JS_Ur0lkUwMeZswn9vhr4Ds15xcqVXzqFazUGQlgJOGEVEYiY3_eWme7yeD0W1g7yEO-Qyp0MfEz6zHTsrtpUaoQ0VqQ7nLl9A/s4032/IMG_1288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBBGrndQeoRljoQ1JrRCy9f-R7Af0kf0brgAVxps2DdHe7rqfj_AJNuSqzohEdzyEwj9KgGa4B1InQcoW1bzQfJH4JS_Ur0lkUwMeZswn9vhr4Ds15xcqVXzqFazUGQlgJOGEVEYiY3_eWme7yeD0W1g7yEO-Qyp0MfEz6zHTsrtpUaoQ0VqQ7nLl9A/s320/IMG_1288.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnigirElbPu2hFYTSxbTChzxrRc7u2A_NWbtDcfpEAfawqpa2pmce9XmBpePD6JWjZ-mWhk-_d2NlxIqJzAziAnlmiGPnZN5gLdbhJayyYQ8jCQHpxu54TExtJWoP1tMV8wmiU9J2XYXVd_-mzy_6CnxybmZP4WHcoDF-nfLJ857RZe0VZspX4hQ7wNw/s4032/IMG_1289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnigirElbPu2hFYTSxbTChzxrRc7u2A_NWbtDcfpEAfawqpa2pmce9XmBpePD6JWjZ-mWhk-_d2NlxIqJzAziAnlmiGPnZN5gLdbhJayyYQ8jCQHpxu54TExtJWoP1tMV8wmiU9J2XYXVd_-mzy_6CnxybmZP4WHcoDF-nfLJ857RZe0VZspX4hQ7wNw/s320/IMG_1289.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View to the sea</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7Bv64KtczfsSWvf_Cro3mP4MzcE2Fs5jrG1J5L9e8gnGffOW-P8WtUEjxv4qgM3UyJUGr-9CP4KlpDVpVcJNKgBNBCaUazBQx6UeBsoEUY3IWATvU7bpyE_1XrrqgSs-eaqfxhvhZeZypjnUf5uR19vYZ90z4fByJl5BrAG1hTmHLv0Hzv8zLgyh0g/s4032/IMG_1299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7Bv64KtczfsSWvf_Cro3mP4MzcE2Fs5jrG1J5L9e8gnGffOW-P8WtUEjxv4qgM3UyJUGr-9CP4KlpDVpVcJNKgBNBCaUazBQx6UeBsoEUY3IWATvU7bpyE_1XrrqgSs-eaqfxhvhZeZypjnUf5uR19vYZ90z4fByJl5BrAG1hTmHLv0Hzv8zLgyh0g/s320/IMG_1299.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beinn Alligin, at 986m, one of the classic mountains of the Torridon Region. Translates from Gaelic to "Mountain of Beauty" or "Jeweled Mountain'</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Bqadbyb87jkDZqTD5IA4b6cTJvyOfE71T5Y2fkBVJNpOvDbPGsevvQjiu7JyHEbVuNJYS6Ci6VpYGVFbX5nKydM8cpjLYEEsrCZ42sgP8GA_saXgkZrxe3boYwIrlqrnlCNyjcyZ9MTqSAqh3lg7qOOqj_BXpkbd3VEcHYecKiyXZy7A8kG-0N_aFQ/s4032/IMG_1301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Bqadbyb87jkDZqTD5IA4b6cTJvyOfE71T5Y2fkBVJNpOvDbPGsevvQjiu7JyHEbVuNJYS6Ci6VpYGVFbX5nKydM8cpjLYEEsrCZ42sgP8GA_saXgkZrxe3boYwIrlqrnlCNyjcyZ9MTqSAqh3lg7qOOqj_BXpkbd3VEcHYecKiyXZy7A8kG-0N_aFQ/s320/IMG_1301.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Liathach shrouded in mist and snow showers, its 957 m or 6461 feet. the gaelic translates to 'the hoary place'. Freezing frost and coldness</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-46958678809294716072023-03-14T12:13:00.004+00:002023-03-14T12:13:32.980+00:00A brief ski around Chamonix, Mont Blanc.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGL2gyt8ENpdcrvsyRYIMazoyd5BktVe4hELBwFeQ9vyLcHSzDuGIIAofrhGHHm3G2GIrHanQoBEZA4fk5m1T5inGiwEppLjz0ISPNmNB5hZLU2NL8le-IN1Hgv5Po504K6FvPtvdEcufzEaR33ghU4rgOSgDcd8nZLVfur4NvF3W1rtGDpfohOOBYw/s4032/IMG_1165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGL2gyt8ENpdcrvsyRYIMazoyd5BktVe4hELBwFeQ9vyLcHSzDuGIIAofrhGHHm3G2GIrHanQoBEZA4fk5m1T5inGiwEppLjz0ISPNmNB5hZLU2NL8le-IN1Hgv5Po504K6FvPtvdEcufzEaR33ghU4rgOSgDcd8nZLVfur4NvF3W1rtGDpfohOOBYw/s320/IMG_1165.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thin but nice skiing conditions at Le Tour, Chamonix, Mont Blanc</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZLDcrGXOodosD4NwM7P7csWI__dHAJsWOrxWA4q_no_h_u5O6o0XvnXUy1oS0DABoX1lqFYSuQTpAfdn-x18z3iVsppVLQEzNOH-TFepFkt0ETfeYli2HtzDbV8CeK1BMAnC289A_OfA_HBDwTFNWljBO7VNBeAXbY92iPZsfi-qo1BtsI0jA8sQJg/s4032/IMG_1172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZLDcrGXOodosD4NwM7P7csWI__dHAJsWOrxWA4q_no_h_u5O6o0XvnXUy1oS0DABoX1lqFYSuQTpAfdn-x18z3iVsppVLQEzNOH-TFepFkt0ETfeYli2HtzDbV8CeK1BMAnC289A_OfA_HBDwTFNWljBO7VNBeAXbY92iPZsfi-qo1BtsI0jA8sQJg/s320/IMG_1172.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alma </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQMcNScWQf1_8OQtp9bakpoVMgh7eBAHX4LW8BCl5W3CWB90gTnOvMI09Ia3XwxbPwnLs3dZ5y7as77Ru18j67eKnPRlOVBJuTSFFfy2B_3dBBiDmaReRRdCiemNTVhdaGXiOnEgQaIfgBJ6aU0hXkkJE_B2JwQDQfOhxrzo6zKBdKM9w8oY6EdxaOg/s4032/IMG_1194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQMcNScWQf1_8OQtp9bakpoVMgh7eBAHX4LW8BCl5W3CWB90gTnOvMI09Ia3XwxbPwnLs3dZ5y7as77Ru18j67eKnPRlOVBJuTSFFfy2B_3dBBiDmaReRRdCiemNTVhdaGXiOnEgQaIfgBJ6aU0hXkkJE_B2JwQDQfOhxrzo6zKBdKM9w8oY6EdxaOg/s320/IMG_1194.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chamonix</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WpdjTwpPQhGumgOWBzE-FPxkFS0TKcdKERwH1PUM79GdDsShnLieAMzKTEASWQSpHl0ZxsNUfJPs4KVo1JPEDgURrFWUx7cXJTNcQXiWPQ4JylyYQxSq03OFZRzqe-tCA7UnO9I2sQsPdSpKDCvXI6e-yh2mbhnnvtc1uRAoL_fCjgJWZqg86c4ADA/s2418/IMG_E1202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="1706" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WpdjTwpPQhGumgOWBzE-FPxkFS0TKcdKERwH1PUM79GdDsShnLieAMzKTEASWQSpHl0ZxsNUfJPs4KVo1JPEDgURrFWUx7cXJTNcQXiWPQ4JylyYQxSq03OFZRzqe-tCA7UnO9I2sQsPdSpKDCvXI6e-yh2mbhnnvtc1uRAoL_fCjgJWZqg86c4ADA/s320/IMG_E1202.JPG" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Glaciers and aretes!</div> <p></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-4892529751633349552023-03-14T09:54:00.005+00:002023-03-14T09:54:40.371+00:00Some Scottish winter days , January and February 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiS2Qq5YCB43ulNEAn89yKphM7pF9_tZ1ZS8TfWxuijbUhntVeZJqGLeGIGAlQLJ7oIGc94skI8sbnLSW4oq-JbSRL3qd0zHgWH4maoQc4PbLPlgehpKk-gdB0_4UgaIBN0ci-rrn-QoYuHldNUyyEottASP5PGX9ilfUsp9FAi61pqHHx14hG9HYPJQ/s4032/IMG_0291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiS2Qq5YCB43ulNEAn89yKphM7pF9_tZ1ZS8TfWxuijbUhntVeZJqGLeGIGAlQLJ7oIGc94skI8sbnLSW4oq-JbSRL3qd0zHgWH4maoQc4PbLPlgehpKk-gdB0_4UgaIBN0ci-rrn-QoYuHldNUyyEottASP5PGX9ilfUsp9FAi61pqHHx14hG9HYPJQ/s320/IMG_0291.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alma in Torridon</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTf6LO3gyAaWfLYxVnGpe5X0koS_Y8_yB78P40Qtw52nTjmrJ8PaepVxl911rKNsSG_-2NDwcAt8rU2Sv4ffGm4fwtPjfVauwISWqFEru4hiRlLScaPphzJWRy82NkC81PQP_pDZ0vQhHPK4ZG3jR-_tYnAGhnGxdtBmRl7yh--8-89Vy82TwRS81Nw/s4032/IMG_0302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTf6LO3gyAaWfLYxVnGpe5X0koS_Y8_yB78P40Qtw52nTjmrJ8PaepVxl911rKNsSG_-2NDwcAt8rU2Sv4ffGm4fwtPjfVauwISWqFEru4hiRlLScaPphzJWRy82NkC81PQP_pDZ0vQhHPK4ZG3jR-_tYnAGhnGxdtBmRl7yh--8-89Vy82TwRS81Nw/s320/IMG_0302.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XihktN4jrg9XXmgJnEb4Q01iqVeZeeTLYzct_Nmsb0AiIwn5b7PjYBvhPsMVeARNqSOW00reMtD3WpdcOFXBBi_eUYBlEZAqeuj7IT45cnJv0J3YpwCxekMMi1tjuJQKB0BXEPps8lv-4bOZPri3rHSmEFKgeAKkVtScmRT9rVFvm4x0oQLilqlY2g/s4032/IMG_0317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XihktN4jrg9XXmgJnEb4Q01iqVeZeeTLYzct_Nmsb0AiIwn5b7PjYBvhPsMVeARNqSOW00reMtD3WpdcOFXBBi_eUYBlEZAqeuj7IT45cnJv0J3YpwCxekMMi1tjuJQKB0BXEPps8lv-4bOZPri3rHSmEFKgeAKkVtScmRT9rVFvm4x0oQLilqlY2g/s320/IMG_0317.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ha9Q-vew-rBwxa1rX4lQrU5RRjMt2E9zgWAFvbKCebSRC5yY5vRjcpwtct39yHnccDeYMG22GdLht4hayGUOZueg6nAa4CUeKxDjn9oucDaZ8W_3DxSDMTgDjHUZH78iHQs_d0rgUR2EAmNis0d5OfPGJPgpEsY5swGOnVhTZgxKMkTjXLj88ICoEQ/s4032/IMG_0337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ha9Q-vew-rBwxa1rX4lQrU5RRjMt2E9zgWAFvbKCebSRC5yY5vRjcpwtct39yHnccDeYMG22GdLht4hayGUOZueg6nAa4CUeKxDjn9oucDaZ8W_3DxSDMTgDjHUZH78iHQs_d0rgUR2EAmNis0d5OfPGJPgpEsY5swGOnVhTZgxKMkTjXLj88ICoEQ/s320/IMG_0337.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creag Dhubh, Beinn Eighe, Torridon</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcTSRiDy1dxgfgAIKFKG484VIOY4VoHaverU519i-2RJR1MxwdXIJHEBprk7aagqD1YVg2f3kU5TjX-CV-zmKC1mM3OCqpnSNosKsybn82vgSd_iaNKRtD5T2wLR7-vl7kKKWqY15oxMqZ5hWHXe59ecEBPozt9hXMjYB9f9qPtnqx2MZ594FaQ9yhw/s4032/IMG_0556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcTSRiDy1dxgfgAIKFKG484VIOY4VoHaverU519i-2RJR1MxwdXIJHEBprk7aagqD1YVg2f3kU5TjX-CV-zmKC1mM3OCqpnSNosKsybn82vgSd_iaNKRtD5T2wLR7-vl7kKKWqY15oxMqZ5hWHXe59ecEBPozt9hXMjYB9f9qPtnqx2MZ594FaQ9yhw/s320/IMG_0556.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our dog Kirrie loves the snow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6BFJXPurFwp0iJCF-Tv2N8v1rTT5j0zX7-Rs2ByvDaqlkFMpgxf-ZoL6TSO6J68iHUu9Pyu-4iKftERFS75rBnTlieQfAUHfhf1J7182e8MHtinDEsE8g7OKmT8A5xVJN1lnsZnU9-cEity22gtSLjPifK_8OXaq6ZtZxEWnXyabHnuGzEFK_pfTsw/s4032/IMG_0960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6BFJXPurFwp0iJCF-Tv2N8v1rTT5j0zX7-Rs2ByvDaqlkFMpgxf-ZoL6TSO6J68iHUu9Pyu-4iKftERFS75rBnTlieQfAUHfhf1J7182e8MHtinDEsE8g7OKmT8A5xVJN1lnsZnU9-cEity22gtSLjPifK_8OXaq6ZtZxEWnXyabHnuGzEFK_pfTsw/s320/IMG_0960.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First steps at winter climbing</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6IV2Y0EmVOopdQyCN6mr9c1lEuxdSNOTAN5n64mVfTmXsFZPY-e8dr-JzMjY7N67Zajkt-uDeI-kt8yf3D9EGeTY3BjoJEABPIXh47DejZZItBtUdcazhcOFPm8mHsnZFbbIVSPtEkGDZCnCtUuytZBf5diXacyATbnxY2uLrfy0_IoFUc45oi8ZDQ/s4032/IMG_1032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6IV2Y0EmVOopdQyCN6mr9c1lEuxdSNOTAN5n64mVfTmXsFZPY-e8dr-JzMjY7N67Zajkt-uDeI-kt8yf3D9EGeTY3BjoJEABPIXh47DejZZItBtUdcazhcOFPm8mHsnZFbbIVSPtEkGDZCnCtUuytZBf5diXacyATbnxY2uLrfy0_IoFUc45oi8ZDQ/s320/IMG_1032.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cairngorms</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LnNl6nWyLelUMQkgpuMS7lqOwCktIitG6zUUVxLS7fKBkT72U0tuu3s1sp6hSyWYX_b5v9U-LUDK6DU6c7zOHu-JJ4iNCvbTvG53JYDOsfpNFxJxsecwR5mhkN2hDMasnbYAHYh6OlZM76BuFNKaq-4wPSIdD7UsKpoNnrTt9dELGYewmHxM1FzQjw/s4032/IMG_1059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LnNl6nWyLelUMQkgpuMS7lqOwCktIitG6zUUVxLS7fKBkT72U0tuu3s1sp6hSyWYX_b5v9U-LUDK6DU6c7zOHu-JJ4iNCvbTvG53JYDOsfpNFxJxsecwR5mhkN2hDMasnbYAHYh6OlZM76BuFNKaq-4wPSIdD7UsKpoNnrTt9dELGYewmHxM1FzQjw/s320/IMG_1059.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sara and Oliver, Cairngorms.</div><br /> <p></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-86553117697393411782023-03-14T09:41:00.003+00:002023-03-14T09:41:37.560+00:00Blast from the past- time to catch up.<p> My apologies, Ive been so lazy with my blog updates.. so I'm refreshed, still busy guiding and mountaineering, enjoying the life and well I guess I needed to take a break from the life of media. Some close friend passed, some in the mountains some in bed after serious illness!</p><p>Even although its so good to share and communicate, with all the wars and earthquakes, us mountaineers seem to live an amazing life with abundant freedom, and sometime I just feel guilty or truly blessed that I have such luck, and a wonderful family and the freedom for much of the time just to go about my wonderful daily life with good health and an open attitude.</p><p>So here are some photos from the past little while:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA6RpUqITSAD2esdzwbjVNpGc7VpBEeAjxfYzmPGUHiW5cVbGAKd5ZULMb6aEaipQ9Pf1i3thEjKgEZP15-J6BO4e2Hx0yGHBO8HR9L0nm209e_iTWV5vnMoUQe0iFztJLCj0pQvNr8wK_09P9bfjOD4pCweSGlYoTfAN8wYCrEd7vDwVlymKJ9gTew/s3264/IMG_5324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA6RpUqITSAD2esdzwbjVNpGc7VpBEeAjxfYzmPGUHiW5cVbGAKd5ZULMb6aEaipQ9Pf1i3thEjKgEZP15-J6BO4e2Hx0yGHBO8HR9L0nm209e_iTWV5vnMoUQe0iFztJLCj0pQvNr8wK_09P9bfjOD4pCweSGlYoTfAN8wYCrEd7vDwVlymKJ9gTew/s320/IMG_5324.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick Allen in Chamonix</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGfbh2gPXNo7Nt0chHp10e3RLn6AYG3YJ3TQFj70TZe-zhxIeibFsPvybMdUcxJawReggmfCXH6GuVu7EKqdcMA8CS-ARLahJyoMN0lUuw5Ta6TdLP3-TpjuAHYA3BmvHwgk9NnIrtWBy0OUxcn27HDv97gHk0_urKYfsdSlkDryCygekJTg6qtX4DQ/s480/Andy%20N%20and%20Steve%20P%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGfbh2gPXNo7Nt0chHp10e3RLn6AYG3YJ3TQFj70TZe-zhxIeibFsPvybMdUcxJawReggmfCXH6GuVu7EKqdcMA8CS-ARLahJyoMN0lUuw5Ta6TdLP3-TpjuAHYA3BmvHwgk9NnIrtWBy0OUxcn27HDv97gHk0_urKYfsdSlkDryCygekJTg6qtX4DQ/s320/Andy%20N%20and%20Steve%20P%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andy Nisbet and Steve Perry</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Doug Scott, our inspiration!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-56499873487890893432022-08-16T16:42:00.000+01:002022-08-16T16:42:04.950+01:00It's been a wonderful Alpine season<p>I have been busy working out form Chamonix, France guiding many mountains and climbs. For now my Alpine summer alpine season is over and while we are in Scotland right now we are heading away to Spain for a well deserved holiday. Its been a blast working in Chamonix, although conditions have been very dry and many of out plans had to change due to the lack of snow, unusually warm weather and dry conditions. Our clients have all been great in accepting these changes and of course realising that the decisions we make as a Team are based on the idea of trying to meet our clients objectives and keep us all safe. Here are some photos from our summer: Over the next weeks we will be reviewing our web site and preparing for our Scottish based rock climbing, navigation, munro and ridges, and our winter climbing activities. Our email may change to sandyallan315@gmail.com or you can contact Sandy on his mobile on +447760320069.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy-p-k5XQPu3Vy8TybJ6araKGYdJ4i5NU6m_PLv42gPsiUTM6pFnI2HD40ZEBayhdFxPM_TT4oykNEv_wy38cdKl9t_DYXildBpCq0iAFOWn9f3PMWe1LxwmV2ZdxpkHyVhqioT2uliqVSevB-jGN48D3wQbR804qKz2av9eMDWDPuGbeCyCp6z3_qg/s4032/IMG_6793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy-p-k5XQPu3Vy8TybJ6araKGYdJ4i5NU6m_PLv42gPsiUTM6pFnI2HD40ZEBayhdFxPM_TT4oykNEv_wy38cdKl9t_DYXildBpCq0iAFOWn9f3PMWe1LxwmV2ZdxpkHyVhqioT2uliqVSevB-jGN48D3wQbR804qKz2av9eMDWDPuGbeCyCp6z3_qg/s320/IMG_6793.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbaOn1BzTmvePD58M8f4yTzJnMxCbO26MAc0YQne-wekLWlBEBNszES-VjzpBVZup7Z-W0ucd9tXAD_z7Q9a-n3T--2P26syiYmKKNyjhslDerUKkM04qYRicMqRU4rRbcaZeVzOzvdNE-kcAo-CrRYVoNoYNMlbGqA0rqDEnn1CrMgNhWlPvcpfT2Q/s1440/EOMX5785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqg9T29k1IePEJwARi-S7tIO3ku3XWTYGW9jTcU2_1f0sDBFXyjuU6lc4T-Hh3Zpi-FHjw8UH6CwcD0swY3DiGp8AK8-rPmKw9p9VnobrdkG89e-iVyfH2AaeVVzeAifdcW5F48sV2XF5Pn9nHrm3cJwAEh381-bR_e-XUDn_HGnaKgPjxG87GNOeFg/s320/IMG_1686.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snow sticking to our skins as we skied up to the hut late in the afternoon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgO_oaFdY2RwoOZOCUhiPXcN_46LEO13BjyIDiYsVx-VJBEk1ZAZK8uy0jEmeddU5eGsNDckAcbAThVArobMoIAjNv341CiN1QEC5rJ0U6jGBFmC2oSRJvsSB96vEdxgVnDNrQul7WwfK5CFBV-lT4lDEVS0UkNtRVKrhNMYdQkgk1oDm5z4Ixtp6LA/s3264/IMG_1694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgO_oaFdY2RwoOZOCUhiPXcN_46LEO13BjyIDiYsVx-VJBEk1ZAZK8uy0jEmeddU5eGsNDckAcbAThVArobMoIAjNv341CiN1QEC5rJ0U6jGBFmC2oSRJvsSB96vEdxgVnDNrQul7WwfK5CFBV-lT4lDEVS0UkNtRVKrhNMYdQkgk1oDm5z4Ixtp6LA/s320/IMG_1694.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunset on the Grand Paridiso</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ny6CcNoAU3965l2hkKoXYySKftw5nSGMcVZ-y0hRzOHJKA_ld3ZS02azN14GswXxjS1DQ_2Z7i4t7pqcHjNRz2GW3xz_DKssYhm7_cjEDDH_zpc4weSE-WaVqeqwWenXLs3TV9yuGT-0N7i9CWJYr6GtJXoNtjpNqaTCMP1uAZviG62zKte4aIUw3g/s3264/IMG_1714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ny6CcNoAU3965l2hkKoXYySKftw5nSGMcVZ-y0hRzOHJKA_ld3ZS02azN14GswXxjS1DQ_2Z7i4t7pqcHjNRz2GW3xz_DKssYhm7_cjEDDH_zpc4weSE-WaVqeqwWenXLs3TV9yuGT-0N7i9CWJYr6GtJXoNtjpNqaTCMP1uAZviG62zKte4aIUw3g/s320/IMG_1714.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Martin making his way to the summit</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazRr1bAdh6B496LzPHcrMDdM_UaB-v1Ao45VeCqE2fq6GxsJU8sW8SdLKc_FO7HzwMVbd78Ji0z8VLXuBH_mG63WDLTxKHbGIchIXpa3hqMtLwAZQgfM3vhEGrkquyUuSV3euAooMJZecRFfxH4TxRMT0tH22H2vMIZgSFlSVYa8kjMGwCeenO-P_0Q/s3264/IMG_1720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Mont Blanc in the far distance.</div><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-38961071688885752352022-04-07T10:05:00.003+01:002022-04-07T10:05:54.157+01:00Alpine ski turing <p> A strange winter we are having, but here is Chamonix its not so bad but I had to cancel one trip as the weather was bad with lots of fresh snow which fell on to very bare conditions with lots of exposed crevasses and rock fall in some of the glacier banks. The PGHM were out most days rescuing ski mountaineers from crevasses. Since then we have had some big dumps of snow which have improved conditions but crevasses are opening up so its far from ideal around here in Chamonix. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFkq1LbRrA-1yN-3v79va9vWhEMebdoofYZJGpCS5iQRtcJ53xXJ5Otn2U7mwmbMO6sJBjYOex8FYWz3ZXG6Mv_yTkcVn3gSeuDAPQFdYu6FT4D3pylIeAMxdiSz5uIy8-Ik5NWw8izkS33TqK97Q-2piliBtNcLJl4BZ3HOfoZB0uLGXYwIHaUdsnw/s3264/IMG_1494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFkq1LbRrA-1yN-3v79va9vWhEMebdoofYZJGpCS5iQRtcJ53xXJ5Otn2U7mwmbMO6sJBjYOex8FYWz3ZXG6Mv_yTkcVn3gSeuDAPQFdYu6FT4D3pylIeAMxdiSz5uIy8-Ik5NWw8izkS33TqK97Q-2piliBtNcLJl4BZ3HOfoZB0uLGXYwIHaUdsnw/s320/IMG_1494.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhufUAJFTQGWnkLTOhgr4JDwt5Fwkuvz1QWEks7iqxMR1NQL5ZgyaZl3KYq79hVQ7Ur80v6YJeMdRRM8XBS_vK2fXI7ycRUcg68l7w90qaKI-dHWgbPp2oTBLglcnciusvR8FsG4mEjrZ-wS7_ygFW902O8XdEB0nyutkzMPciv1F11QeYTd5O6bQRgA/s3264/IMG_1503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhufUAJFTQGWnkLTOhgr4JDwt5Fwkuvz1QWEks7iqxMR1NQL5ZgyaZl3KYq79hVQ7Ur80v6YJeMdRRM8XBS_vK2fXI7ycRUcg68l7w90qaKI-dHWgbPp2oTBLglcnciusvR8FsG4mEjrZ-wS7_ygFW902O8XdEB0nyutkzMPciv1F11QeYTd5O6bQRgA/s320/IMG_1503.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> On the summit of the Breithorn.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVEWBdpcO3Pn5n9VQ_TjyAHBPeazQBLPUtnhe0K9WKeKEXkxtmbJ8qLgeTj_FznXGbR95UVBVdeTrUUvhSU__mczdhyYgLtRAjmA5dN8JJY3XT0PU3dd72lQMt7VM51LbPteff6s0_wOHyaWIs518o0kuCgTn0stFxBxG6zQ9mu_NQXeC4NVxYctIsw/s3264/IMG_1521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVEWBdpcO3Pn5n9VQ_TjyAHBPeazQBLPUtnhe0K9WKeKEXkxtmbJ8qLgeTj_FznXGbR95UVBVdeTrUUvhSU__mczdhyYgLtRAjmA5dN8JJY3XT0PU3dd72lQMt7VM51LbPteff6s0_wOHyaWIs518o0kuCgTn0stFxBxG6zQ9mu_NQXeC4NVxYctIsw/s320/IMG_1521.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-2246371401269881112022-02-20T18:27:00.004+00:002022-02-20T18:27:22.422+00:00Winter climbing weekend with Nathan <p> We had an awesome day on Saturday with Sunday being a total contrast. We were lucky enough to get climbs and skills covered both days.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvWG5fs3SmJvUDmah3M3W1Q4Po8t4rWzyJAHRatrykeF6mF7lTBGyNUiu4QUJhJqRFbdu-RIOXev0tWNQ-5BGob5lsZxTITJeWvH8seJsbBNBMPOEMdWgbzO4vyc7h8WPSyVx594RPLb949wUCqAAi50aRYa1AXnUZoNufj0qajGeJ8N2imrfbaOVoUQ=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvWG5fs3SmJvUDmah3M3W1Q4Po8t4rWzyJAHRatrykeF6mF7lTBGyNUiu4QUJhJqRFbdu-RIOXev0tWNQ-5BGob5lsZxTITJeWvH8seJsbBNBMPOEMdWgbzO4vyc7h8WPSyVx594RPLb949wUCqAAi50aRYa1AXnUZoNufj0qajGeJ8N2imrfbaOVoUQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nathan in Coire an Snechda</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3yS3c_WKpflh4X2cFdN1s_Dm2BAdZKp7KYSFfvrniDfWfzo0sjUFSaDdW7UsPVNbTqDyyxfc7LSFOPl_635PUptIRZfqnE5YWEknFf4-0zolNrCOMDdqMOH0ln5sQ4VdymlAjk04qN1VUT0Sr926e_ZPw8xN8PAcTikXZ8uhrbk1mrCRmeMYEFm7F5A=s2904" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2904" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3yS3c_WKpflh4X2cFdN1s_Dm2BAdZKp7KYSFfvrniDfWfzo0sjUFSaDdW7UsPVNbTqDyyxfc7LSFOPl_635PUptIRZfqnE5YWEknFf4-0zolNrCOMDdqMOH0ln5sQ4VdymlAjk04qN1VUT0Sr926e_ZPw8xN8PAcTikXZ8uhrbk1mrCRmeMYEFm7F5A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The crag is looking good.</div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4gZFdCZ9NgQMv5ZKHKHI_NemOiYTAtRQG-HWQYLyXrq2gvhvnSV7Bs32GAOGP0PF-mGcNPdLmBbTh-ybGZtL2N-gN9csBlTOv_YeCgqVG8L-ibGF1yAJ66HccaGkKnbT4ENRKE9rCcgFVhfy55vgsSgUBRQcQnG-owmdQHiexrl17_t_YSfDVXcc4Zw=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4gZFdCZ9NgQMv5ZKHKHI_NemOiYTAtRQG-HWQYLyXrq2gvhvnSV7Bs32GAOGP0PF-mGcNPdLmBbTh-ybGZtL2N-gN9csBlTOv_YeCgqVG8L-ibGF1yAJ66HccaGkKnbT4ENRKE9rCcgFVhfy55vgsSgUBRQcQnG-owmdQHiexrl17_t_YSfDVXcc4Zw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were climbing nearer base today, a mixed climb near Newtonmore.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Fvc5BfUqZLr-z1BTmBB_-12YBwRPMzILwjQLY9GYfA9XD2lI4qo_SqjdDkJS5yBzRgIhtp19gHpRjnYPKXV2F18nW4edfIdqDgwIeRSkE5dBxLp0qx-Q1vaq-orUhKU-5qQXLm1-2vk4nGRhlZE0vwkWEC0U4UGiJRW0zenFpB4Vg7Hp4LU5IEJv9w=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Fvc5BfUqZLr-z1BTmBB_-12YBwRPMzILwjQLY9GYfA9XD2lI4qo_SqjdDkJS5yBzRgIhtp19gHpRjnYPKXV2F18nW4edfIdqDgwIeRSkE5dBxLp0qx-Q1vaq-orUhKU-5qQXLm1-2vk4nGRhlZE0vwkWEC0U4UGiJRW0zenFpB4Vg7Hp4LU5IEJv9w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpSzw-aFZ-Nch4CK1OAGVgPkzE6lVc9PAx2o1uBC__rOSBCXYUwA7CjG66SVx63F5LPi5vhstelZocBzDGorBsqj2f5R2PGPgY_PE6Los2i--FrQF5Xx658rDejEyo2udiZvOtAAoSJihHSvm2fiP4QaOD8a0lhffrwBgtWVmUsfhSXmAiM5EAgc6qow=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpSzw-aFZ-Nch4CK1OAGVgPkzE6lVc9PAx2o1uBC__rOSBCXYUwA7CjG66SVx63F5LPi5vhstelZocBzDGorBsqj2f5R2PGPgY_PE6Los2i--FrQF5Xx658rDejEyo2udiZvOtAAoSJihHSvm2fiP4QaOD8a0lhffrwBgtWVmUsfhSXmAiM5EAgc6qow=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front point on rocky slabs and turfy blobs!</div><br /> <p></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-27058088498500176172022-02-16T18:57:00.004+00:002022-02-16T18:57:24.352+00:00Scottish Winter mountain guiding.<p> Oh, I apologise as I've been very lazy about updating my blog!</p><p> Climbing conditions have not been great but storm Dudley and approaching storm Eunice seems to be bringing snow. We have been guiding all winter but its not been great conditions but having said that its always experience enhancing!!</p><p><br /></p><p>here are some recent photos!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9zvBY7c06nLNAvC_H7RASwbRv_pOM1b6WvEroij21FjQ3IbXs33iak2ok7VN7eyBbkmYZ_i1dWyHREWKVZlLdbfni1U0eUQyKV5P06ocBcCgrOt7F7WnW7S-Sk1yynNCA3QXdidIwfC4f8nI3RYc4oxwPJ9e2hWMunA1Eq_j86gLvvWrWo3klS4a2sg=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9zvBY7c06nLNAvC_H7RASwbRv_pOM1b6WvEroij21FjQ3IbXs33iak2ok7VN7eyBbkmYZ_i1dWyHREWKVZlLdbfni1U0eUQyKV5P06ocBcCgrOt7F7WnW7S-Sk1yynNCA3QXdidIwfC4f8nI3RYc4oxwPJ9e2hWMunA1Eq_j86gLvvWrWo3klS4a2sg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7PwncNkDQPDqxi0yq936VEbaEQ4RAhJE_ZPPehBGD8Sfa96UA38-Mb9XL7rnXc0B7MRTNHDCtb_q8RW6bkw0gwRKuBBbxIs4xi_pgs1QvJXtA5K1z3jnxwLxLLQeVENGJJkPdrhcfqczN1uhg23ld3AmLaE1z2fQuin5W5yTbLAeXd64-wlqjxIjmlA=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7PwncNkDQPDqxi0yq936VEbaEQ4RAhJE_ZPPehBGD8Sfa96UA38-Mb9XL7rnXc0B7MRTNHDCtb_q8RW6bkw0gwRKuBBbxIs4xi_pgs1QvJXtA5K1z3jnxwLxLLQeVENGJJkPdrhcfqczN1uhg23ld3AmLaE1z2fQuin5W5yTbLAeXd64-wlqjxIjmlA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTtQIbZfUfgGhcCQjQ-3vkZAbLqw7A2lMhFtOOZwtTbg7xDJNa_cMLFJfT967P5buuiGTbF8I6WclMPDDH92xMp2YT5HvXOBCVvrgxuOUXdxcioDH27UewgKiCUSrV6mJMkT5i0JEKPWFyv0M3E7s8yBlor_f9M-F9LKcUrsjlWbk_sZObd16LEaHytA=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTtQIbZfUfgGhcCQjQ-3vkZAbLqw7A2lMhFtOOZwtTbg7xDJNa_cMLFJfT967P5buuiGTbF8I6WclMPDDH92xMp2YT5HvXOBCVvrgxuOUXdxcioDH27UewgKiCUSrV6mJMkT5i0JEKPWFyv0M3E7s8yBlor_f9M-F9LKcUrsjlWbk_sZObd16LEaHytA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Mike and Dean</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijM2BZm0JFRQtlUYxDs2JMJFCOdoN_xohN5bhFqrY0xqQ1c9rKk9Ve9pD3rI-ndXnlATgBgEl4htwulizYKb1XhGK9xYbN_s1zTK9HM24DwjBx95Es1LObf63Ry-Cm9xiKaBDQ8iGLczb0m1WgHTMNFlfJmb2HMQuJHAP1crVmZzXxKmzAqpcQUDqR-A=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijM2BZm0JFRQtlUYxDs2JMJFCOdoN_xohN5bhFqrY0xqQ1c9rKk9Ve9pD3rI-ndXnlATgBgEl4htwulizYKb1XhGK9xYbN_s1zTK9HM24DwjBx95Es1LObf63Ry-Cm9xiKaBDQ8iGLczb0m1WgHTMNFlfJmb2HMQuJHAP1crVmZzXxKmzAqpcQUDqR-A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY9lO7QfH4keCkvGJ0hJ76J9DmH-sCZPordHIhOX0fBO5TCmA02g5D7Ym_jvNe0k-O-U6v985j6xJvtMLOGKBKHjhF7B4Y9xTCUi39-2F2u8vxiNiQoJj_BjuxAUWEWxWWJJpPCM8cTlEI5YT54C6nzTnyR8KE5TaB71o_53T-GECIRS8hLqdR9gRr4g=s2833" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="2833" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY9lO7QfH4keCkvGJ0hJ76J9DmH-sCZPordHIhOX0fBO5TCmA02g5D7Ym_jvNe0k-O-U6v985j6xJvtMLOGKBKHjhF7B4Y9xTCUi39-2F2u8vxiNiQoJj_BjuxAUWEWxWWJJpPCM8cTlEI5YT54C6nzTnyR8KE5TaB71o_53T-GECIRS8hLqdR9gRr4g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>Quite wintry! Some good climbing above 600 m which is around the <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span>base of or main climbing crags.</span><br /><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-13516998053974054982021-07-24T20:24:00.000+01:002021-07-24T20:24:00.175+01:00Chamonix climbing and mountaineering<p> Back to Chamonix for a late start to the summer mountain guiding season...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv86TyhNApRf79xWf2OVRPou_ODWqlhsEag-Sqwbb_Nw4ZDLMW7rSk7C4CCfd0IHPJLvDUh1W3YOpnGiVfMgKsUHfbXX-bjSovTro379AQcKn8H3jaZowPmDSGk18tKA328TgMy1u8h05J/s2048/IMG_5009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv86TyhNApRf79xWf2OVRPou_ODWqlhsEag-Sqwbb_Nw4ZDLMW7rSk7C4CCfd0IHPJLvDUh1W3YOpnGiVfMgKsUHfbXX-bjSovTro379AQcKn8H3jaZowPmDSGk18tKA328TgMy1u8h05J/s320/IMG_5009.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arete des Cosmiques</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZS_OP1mFw4ggSNJMxk968X4va1-1KeOlDm6Nq0NRovTNj-0NvNOjNzmUHaioMuMIBKKQtL_YXjFPnXgLatc6Fxu3i9OsCKOKNtuJo8Y5_19SJrASa2HrxUS0BeUZocKRgzRIn8VZDvHE/s2708/IMG_5050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="2708" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZS_OP1mFw4ggSNJMxk968X4va1-1KeOlDm6Nq0NRovTNj-0NvNOjNzmUHaioMuMIBKKQtL_YXjFPnXgLatc6Fxu3i9OsCKOKNtuJo8Y5_19SJrASa2HrxUS0BeUZocKRgzRIn8VZDvHE/s320/IMG_5050.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wonderful view from Chamonix.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcjIe_gqhWEdZAHdxrtJ63yjS7Z-n4yEUCTxckYH0nLXQLxRdR_5KKHjPbaRxKEn4B4LC4e45eEECoJExV1Y9YJkyeqvsnPabB8ngVUMlbvqhlTiHcTw4x7WyvSMCDC3ZjKJfj5tGcegO/s2048/IMG_5516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcjIe_gqhWEdZAHdxrtJ63yjS7Z-n4yEUCTxckYH0nLXQLxRdR_5KKHjPbaRxKEn4B4LC4e45eEECoJExV1Y9YJkyeqvsnPabB8ngVUMlbvqhlTiHcTw4x7WyvSMCDC3ZjKJfj5tGcegO/s320/IMG_5516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aiguille d'Entreves</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MyWmOVTppWGHImsrlhuo91_aC6onDPOzii7CzcOPpz6bHV3n9duFd19dm1LvgZhKBydzfpfG6I8m53qCRiAw2QUK7oVaOvUeYHBlVJQJjTHzUNRLr27Muy43VkmAQhDPIdtd8GwB3L1Z/s2048/IMG_E5087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MyWmOVTppWGHImsrlhuo91_aC6onDPOzii7CzcOPpz6bHV3n9duFd19dm1LvgZhKBydzfpfG6I8m53qCRiAw2QUK7oVaOvUeYHBlVJQJjTHzUNRLr27Muy43VkmAQhDPIdtd8GwB3L1Z/s320/IMG_E5087.jpg" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>Sunny multi pitched rock climbing</span><br /><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-27435753111280745772021-06-02T20:52:00.003+01:002021-06-02T20:53:11.388+01:00Wonderful Scottish rock climbing in the sun!<p> We are enjoying the fine summer weather here and hoping that it continues. I was out this morning climbing with Freya again, who has made amazing progress on sport and traditional climbing. We finished our day on 6b+. We are taking bookings for beginners rock climbing, transition from indoor gym climbing to the outdoors, sport and traditional climbing skills. As always we are open for private guiding, walking, climbing, mountaineering and ridge scrambles.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyDjnOFDn7hOK2qTLurFS8CrXcmZm38YNO6M8pStFQZVFsYflCG4L6aneRkqAkLB711UIegjWEZ8mDbK4s9my6gLFBPHy7NYc84VH_pJeMlrWw6b4ROZr2yNuBV2WSTFdwb9K_oaFp6NG/s2048/IMG_3942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyDjnOFDn7hOK2qTLurFS8CrXcmZm38YNO6M8pStFQZVFsYflCG4L6aneRkqAkLB711UIegjWEZ8mDbK4s9my6gLFBPHy7NYc84VH_pJeMlrWw6b4ROZr2yNuBV2WSTFdwb9K_oaFp6NG/s320/IMG_3942.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYiP6oyozcFAuglTLDGL-n2Ds4IBhjGQI-LBrn8Kv-r-kSSdyJVrJ4a7ou1nGZtBpGABXcZf1eabdAx4RiRqM5z6GFElDSQnAfJVZqhMmhCKvnO6HYCm_DSOjxQ93699WibIS7ndgFjsP/s2048/IMG_3970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-85388917653346444652021-05-11T22:19:00.008+01:002021-05-11T22:19:55.321+01:00Late winter climbing this spring time - Cairngorm National Park<p> A wet start to the day here in the Cairngorms National Park. There is still lots of snow in the Northern Cories and skiers and handful of climbers were out enjoying the mountains today. We went to Coire an t Sneachda and had a good climb. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbLlQfr2_DbsJZByEPJj4EUh4CyB09RutQcFCRRfktgSKa5kXo2nkrmearHX_Ndx3D0sNp8j77E1qo6UZdf819D7WlrkgzgUEPKc3FO7W0wSJsIl2HBj5ymNHzfsQS_ANgL-oUOA-rq-T/s2048/IMG_3423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbLlQfr2_DbsJZByEPJj4EUh4CyB09RutQcFCRRfktgSKa5kXo2nkrmearHX_Ndx3D0sNp8j77E1qo6UZdf819D7WlrkgzgUEPKc3FO7W0wSJsIl2HBj5ymNHzfsQS_ANgL-oUOA-rq-T/s320/IMG_3423.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">JB climbing</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiewUy1W-oVQnb8qL_YPIZk06QVdyatFBDxRIW5mHvRX4pzPfayBqOTvAgWNhnEjZ_rCy1TEkMlpFVRHFsT9TuOyVfV1gvgwPwTBT1ISOyqr4pnjbrZ9By9AwQOZu5f-b-y37gDPRSt4E/s2048/IMG_3431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiewUy1W-oVQnb8qL_YPIZk06QVdyatFBDxRIW5mHvRX4pzPfayBqOTvAgWNhnEjZ_rCy1TEkMlpFVRHFsT9TuOyVfV1gvgwPwTBT1ISOyqr4pnjbrZ9By9AwQOZu5f-b-y37gDPRSt4E/s320/IMG_3431.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on Belay</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtZJ6Bza27jeLhkAYWdmS2k3r-I4mkm604xXe7EkTE3F5sKzIuumrHlUmO6PGCdY8LmwO91vyqkPjsRJbIAMB3MUwEOfyrH6Nzkrg2Ldv25jFE7vHiYb0TbQ1HkMTWsQPyXp81PysJYEb/s1600/LXHJ2970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtZJ6Bza27jeLhkAYWdmS2k3r-I4mkm604xXe7EkTE3F5sKzIuumrHlUmO6PGCdY8LmwO91vyqkPjsRJbIAMB3MUwEOfyrH6Nzkrg2Ldv25jFE7vHiYb0TbQ1HkMTWsQPyXp81PysJYEb/s320/LXHJ2970.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is plenty snow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-54856878439713633702021-05-10T20:38:00.004+01:002021-05-10T20:38:27.965+01:00Coire An T Snechda, Winter Climbing - Cairngorm National Park <p> The unseasonably cold weather seems to be coming to an end but there is still lots of snow in the coires of the Cairngorms. Today we climbed in Coire An T Snechda on Central Gully! The snow was softer with the occasional indication of some slight rock fall, but in general with care and consideration the lower graded gullies are quite climbable.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyzEslYnqQhWFPsrhS_Fa2CBBmlmbm279HSozL85Mbo6xBFVSdd_YEqNKKwNw2WabcCue6Oxviq31feZd3Tpg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Self arrest practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG13G-3ToacYoD79n0mKWTk1LzAw81gMuXtaQWEj4xBtqKUzk-xkYHX7WJDcWIE_27dyrDFr7gY2PaFGJ7cW0NaYF6JwEqrWN2-IKeEfw1aVQNo4SSf4eA3Gt_JkcqPRH9vFxIL5u2wd6A/s1600/FUGW3513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG13G-3ToacYoD79n0mKWTk1LzAw81gMuXtaQWEj4xBtqKUzk-xkYHX7WJDcWIE_27dyrDFr7gY2PaFGJ7cW0NaYF6JwEqrWN2-IKeEfw1aVQNo4SSf4eA3Gt_JkcqPRH9vFxIL5u2wd6A/s320/FUGW3513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is plenty snow!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-1SVDb3XRMynSGGPezvKBMtWPJOrVzjeJHKF_Exu5drwozQsO3ZDsqNUEVCNsVvEd40_Jg45vNmsx7w7L23GV5w-ig0PlEbUYziKqV-Z7ofru59tPZmXvTSb1CkYJ48f5KnR35nQiBEJ/s2048/IMG_3387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-1SVDb3XRMynSGGPezvKBMtWPJOrVzjeJHKF_Exu5drwozQsO3ZDsqNUEVCNsVvEd40_Jg45vNmsx7w7L23GV5w-ig0PlEbUYziKqV-Z7ofru59tPZmXvTSb1CkYJ48f5KnR35nQiBEJ/s320/IMG_3387.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">JB on belay</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYr1KfKU36hVi-IpD6lhlaXZ4QpjA13DafcHazdhKRt57R0fUMiBWMrUlBMb42XvLdmt6VrdDglCZQnrhexK-C0fc9NPtW204dTx8nGGV96DJpZKvlCsJaXDDX9L9Delkhd4OUwUtGaIq/s1600/JKPM6023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="777" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYr1KfKU36hVi-IpD6lhlaXZ4QpjA13DafcHazdhKRt57R0fUMiBWMrUlBMb42XvLdmt6VrdDglCZQnrhexK-C0fc9NPtW204dTx8nGGV96DJpZKvlCsJaXDDX9L9Delkhd4OUwUtGaIq/s320/JKPM6023.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Topping out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-57032223056488891912021-05-09T21:49:00.000+01:002021-05-09T21:49:00.914+01:00Deer Deer!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyBV_4CXc6zDoeqUcNa4ApwrcOl6hvpN-XS56gTUdAlW1QRYmwyrS9yyRJ6u6-MkyG_cb5a1-_vZSGG83YluA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-91107080600023762932021-05-09T21:46:00.000+01:002021-05-09T21:46:51.618+01:00Wonderful short walk and views in my back yard!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyN7_fJWyuLsAYmsh-wvuM8bP-nTIRT0RWtZNw5GNsV45Cwv-GeftPND6PkT5Db30nVpgWyPtE9AZRDBnNccA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Sandy Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992176824939022516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854210538868654787.post-14874808477595001852021-05-09T21:38:00.010+01:002021-05-09T21:40:12.738+01:00Sea cliff rock climbing <p> Wonderful day at the Burghead sea coast instructing traditional climbing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GERxRbyVg58VxY9vdF32q2fC6iCTKYLYwA8kbTgKI5_WJZX7Hk74Be2xM9BYaQXjWnv44zW7liSKrRx3wcwjSTsTx66Dqt30oerzemh7kSCKf-ndGwqequTLyD8ei6B-STSaGgK_2G3q/s2048/IMG_3331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GERxRbyVg58VxY9vdF32q2fC6iCTKYLYwA8kbTgKI5_WJZX7Hk74Be2xM9BYaQXjWnv44zW7liSKrRx3wcwjSTsTx66Dqt30oerzemh7kSCKf-ndGwqequTLyD8ei6B-STSaGgK_2G3q/s320/IMG_3331.jpg" /></a></div><span> </span><span> JB Pilon climbing.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DcRqYYsMlX2Xq9nkGp_vjdauNTlV8B5YAfoYmbUPYzkG5CRmFImIcqVIZzPBiy1y9zlmAxpmd87SCfJwvrt-5zsDPQGuHBkla2U4cEhummfqof79n0MSksX_73bR0YOr2kaaIs2NFqm8/s2048/IMG_3344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DcRqYYsMlX2Xq9nkGp_vjdauNTlV8B5YAfoYmbUPYzkG5CRmFImIcqVIZzPBiy1y9zlmAxpmd87SCfJwvrt-5zsDPQGuHBkla2U4cEhummfqof79n0MSksX_73bR0YOr2kaaIs2NFqm8/s320/IMG_3344.jpg" /></a></div><span> </span><span>and on descent</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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