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Mountain Motion winter conditions and blog

 

Dear all, just getting to grips with this new blog platform on the new website. It may take a few days to iron out any wrinkles!! Please note the slightly different url and update your favourites.

I would really appreciatte any feedback from those of you that regularly check out my blog and conditions. It will help me structure it to be as user freindly as I can. Please feel free to e-mail me. Address at the bottom in the footer.

Thanks

Richard 

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Great craic, great gear, funky tools..shame about the weather

Feb 21, 2012
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Spent the last three days up at the CIC Hut for a general get together and chat about gear and products with Outdoor research folk and the Mountain Boot Co team. It was great to have the opportunity to chat with Alex, OR President and Jeannie, product development about future development of OR clothing for Scottish Winter use. We also got to see what is new with the MBC team with Scarpa and Grivel
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Hadrians wall, Ben nevis

Feb 18, 2012
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Took Peter and Sean up Hadrians Wall today. Ice was a little cruddy in places and could do with a quick thaw and then re-freeze. There is very good ice two - three inches down so protection was good. Quiet on the hill as most folk put off by weather forecasts and pessimistic gossip.
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A great course is what you make it

Feb 17, 2012
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The end of a wonderful week spent learning lots and having a laugh with good friends. The last couple of days Di Gilbert, Mark Chadwick and Heather Morning, myself and Squizz have had the pleasure of skiing and learning with Squizz's dad, Eric Pirie. One of the best UIAGM ski guides and coaches going.
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Ski Mountain Leader Course

Feb 15, 2012
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Having great fun this week, even if the skiing isn't stellar. Am on a Mountain Ski Leader course being ran by Ian Sherrington. The course has not been ran for a couple of years so its a very open course and the other participants are all super experienced mountain professionals. There is myself, Di Gilbert, Mark Chadwick and Heather Morning.
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Two-step on Ben nevis

Feb 10, 2012
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Nice climbing today on soft but plentiful ice on Two Step corner on Ben Nevis. Great way to end the week for Stuart. Tania and Harken came along for the ride as well so it was quite sociable.
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Creag Meagaidh, Soggy pumpkins and White rainbows!

Feb 09, 2012
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Into Creag Meagaidh today to see what was in. Super misty in the corrie but we did get glimpses of the post face.
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Stealing a day on Ben nevis

Feb 08, 2012
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I often think that when you get a good day in despite the weather then you almost pinch a day. Thats what we did today by getting up Hadrians Wall Direct without it being to bad at all!
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Seeking ice on Aonach Mor (with a shovel!!)

Feb 07, 2012
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Climbing ice and trying to dig holes!! on Aonach Mor today with Stuart.
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Ben nevis and Smiths under perfect blue skies

Feb 06, 2012
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Superb day on Ben Nevis, conditions coming good and very few folk around...Perfect!
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Great weather for the Ben Nevis classics

Feb 04, 2012
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Wet snow, strong winds, fluctuating temperatures. Not nice to be out in but superb for helping to build Ben nevis ice and mixed routes. As long as the freezing levels bounces up and down over the next day or so the main ice routes will come in quickly with so much good stuff helping them form. We headed for a line somewhere around Faulty Towers on the Boulder. Unfortunately Lesley got a bit ill half way up the route so we retreated, which was a good exercise in itself.
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