A great three days of private winter mountaineering training with Colin on the 13-15 February 2017.
Established in 1992 Talisman Mountaineering | Cairngorm Guides | Aviemore specialise in winter skills, climbing and guiding in the Cairngorms. This is a day to day OR monthly diary of what we get up to on our courses and the winter conditions in the Scottish mountains...!
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Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Cairngorm Denali Expedition Training with Colin
Sunday, 12 February 2017
Cairngorm Club Winter Skills Weekend
Another snowy and bitterly cold weekend of winter skills, so perfect!
On day one ice axe and crampon training as well as weather avalanche awareness.
We found an interesting NE facing snow profile showing a very weak easily released layer (air gap) deep within a snow drift at around 700 metres, one to watch out for and a reminder of the big release in Coire Laugh Mor last year, see photo below!
On day two it was Minus 20 (wind chill) and another proper winters day out with the Cairngorm Club looking at micro navigation, avalanche awareness, emergency snow shelters and some basic ropework to deal with cornices.
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