Interesting day, investigating this avalanche fracture line which was probably triggered by the cornice collapse which is shown in the photo below and can be seen above and behind me.
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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
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January
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- Introductory skills day
- Windy day but good climbing conditions!
- Cairngorms
- Hell's Lum Crag, the Cairngorms
- Ice Climbing, Cairngorms.
- Nevis range, Aonach Mor
- Winter climbing
- Cairngorm climbing
- Skye Rope Access - Portree
- A good two days
- Exploring avalanches!
- Avalanche at Glenshee, Carn an Tuirc
- Sgor Mor - Glenshee
- Windy and blowy on the summits today
- Creag Meagaidh
- Cairngorm climbing
- Ski Touring day - near Lochnagar
- Ski mountaineering
- A navigation day
- Nevis Range, Happy new year
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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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