Ice Photo Dump!

Way too much climbing going on to write up, so picture tells a thousand words and all that.. Its cold here in Scotland..

Perfect training for El Chorro next week!

Sundown from Beinn Udalaih

Eas Anie

Eas Anie

Top of Sunshine Gully

Sunshine Gully

Beinn Udalaih vista

Random on Quartzvein Scoop

Paul atop Beinn Udalaih

Peter Pan Direct looking good

South Gully of the Black Wall

Quartzvein Scoop

Quartzvein Scoop p2

Al on a wet Oui Oui

Oui Oui

Travels in the fridge

Al takes (another) tumble

Powder turns above the home road - this is usually full of boulders the size of cars

Hoping the fragile ice holds up on the Steall Falls - 1st time climbable in 8 years

Steall Falls 2nd Jan

Steall Falls

Steall Falls first pitch

Steall again

Dave atop the Falls

Steall Falls 3rd pitch

Pete and Dave come up second pitch at Steall

Top pitch on Steall Falls - note water

Monolith Grooves Crux

The Monolith

Monolith Grooves pitch 2

A fine peak - Beinn an Lochan

Early season quality

Glencoe Vista: Looking south from SNCL

Its been an awesome start to winter this season in Scotland, and its been baltic for what seems like a few weeks now, and looks set to stay that way for a wee while yet.

Top of Tower Ridge

Some nice easy soloing in Glencoe, an easy day on Ledge Route, Ben Nevis, and a classic Scottish Gully, Twisting Gully, III,4, ticked in perfect condition, and a few other bits and bobs. Good start to winter, and a nice consolidated base building up. Could be a good year! A few shots:

Ben summit views

A perfect day..

Looking over the head of the Lost Valley, Glencoe

Out and and about in Glencoe

The Man - The Legend

Jay taking it all in

Orion face area

CIC Hut Guardian

Jay heads down no.4

Indicator wall area

Ruined old observatory

Spot the climbers on No.3 Gully Buttress

The big yin on top of Scotland

Although I have just booked a trip to El Chorro for January, Getting out in the hills is the prioritory right now. Sport climbing training can wait..