We had a week at Aviemore this February half-term. The plan was to do some gullies in the Northern Corries but the snow was very lean. All we could manage were variants of the Goat Track or Point 5 Gully or both, in pretty much any concievable order.
We had some mixed weather this Easter but manged the folloing: Ben Vrackie Creag Meagaidh Caringorm Caringorm again Some good snow on the high summits but too high avalanch risk for playing in the gullies this time.
We had a lovelly week based in Aviemore doing some easy ice climing in the Northern Cairngorm Coires. Aladdin’s Couloir (Grade 1) in Coire an t’Sneachda and returned via Goat Track (also Grade 1, when we did it due to steep cornicing) Jacob’s Ladder (Grade 1) in Coire an t’Sneachda and returned via 1141m (this » read more »
We had a week at Aberfeldy and climbed: Cam Chreag 862m from Innerwick (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5921) Schiehallion 1083m (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5922) Meall Tairneachan 787m and Farragon Hill 782.4m (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5923) Beinn Dearg 830m from Innerwick (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5924) Ben Cleuch 721m via Andrew Gannel Hill and Ben Ever and a lovelly gorge from Tillicoultry (GPX: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5925) Beinn Narnain » read more »
This Easter we went to Braemar to bag some Munros & Corbetts: Benvane 821m (2693ft) Corbett this GPX route: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5886 Tolmount 958m (3143ft) & Tom Buidhe 957m (3139ft) via Glas Maol 1068m (3504ft) and Cairn of Claise 1064m (3490ft) and back. this GPX route: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5884 Morrone 859.5m (2820ft) Corbett this GPX route: https://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/routes/download/?walk=5887 Creag Choinnich 538m (1765ft) and Creag » read more »
Author: Phil Newby