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Images by Alan Halewood
Spindrift on Glover's Chimney (IV) Ben Nevis
Thompsons Route (IV) Ben Nevis
Hidden Chimney Direct (IV,5) Cairngorms
Ice climbing on Ben Udhlaidh
Guiding No.3 Gully Buttress (III) Ben Nevis
Waterfall Gully (IV) Ben Nevis
Garadh Gully (III) Ben Nevis
Winter Climbing Instruction and Guiding
Winter Mountaineering instruction and Guiding
Winter walking skills instruction and guiding
Winter Climbing
Guiding on Classic Routes
Point 5, Green Gully, Comb Gully, Quartzvein Scoop,
Crowberry Gully, Deep Cut Chimney, Fingers Ridge,
Invernookie, Savage Slit, Tower Ridge, NE Buttress,
North Buttress, Emerald Gully, Glover's Chimney, The
Vent, Twisting Gully. This is a list of only some of
the classic winter climbs in Scotland. I can travel to
guide you on that route you have heard of or
dreamt about but don't feel up to trying on your
own.

Take a look at My Climbs for some ideas to whet
your appetite and remember I'm quite happy to
travel to different areas of Scotland.

Contact me to discuss your plans.
Winter Climbing Instruction
Do you want to winterise your summer climbing? Maybe you want to move
from 'mountaineering' onto steeper ground. Perhaps you just want the
confidence that what you are doing is right.

When instructing winter climbing I work with a maximum of 2 clients at a time.

Skills to look at include:
-Equipment choice
-Route choice and Guidebook interpretation
-Movement on snow, ice and snowed rock
-Efficient use of climbing tools
-Placing and removing winter gear
-Winter Belay construction
-Understanding winter conditions
-Retreat from routes in winter

Understanding and making the best of winter
conditions is a hard one skill. Let me help you make
the best of your winter.
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