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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.

You can now find archived blogs from last winter and last summer in the archives and gallery section.

This blog and conditions page will now contain conditions reports and blogs from this current winter.

Thanks

Richard 

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Stob Corie nan Lochan

Dec 19, 2012
Category: Winter

Some winter mountaineering in Lochan today, with an early start to beat the wether which worked out great. A quick stomp unDorsal arete looking at moving over the odd steep step just using one axe. Melissa did great and we were off before the
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Beinn a Chaorainn

Dec 17, 2012
Category: Winter

Headed east to try and find some firmer snow today. Made our way up the East face of Beinn a Chaorainn by a nice grade I gully finish. Well done to Bristol uni for moving well on the steep ground. Still ok conditions high on Ben nevis but lower routes would benefit from some colder weather to firm the snow up.
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Ben nevis conditions

Dec 16, 2012
Category: Winter

On Ben Nevis with Bristol Uni doing some winter skills today. The routes are hanging in well in the thaw and even the curtain still looks climbable. Very quiet with a team on Tower ridge , one on Wendigo and another on Thompsons route. Some good middle grade mixed still available albeit with some thin ice blobs to link lower down.
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A quick jaunt up Tower ridge and Ben Nevis conditions

Dec 14, 2012
Category: Winter

Mark and I went up Tower ridge today on Ben Nevis yesterday (13th Dec). Conditions were slowly deteriorating through the day but we were up in three hours and back at the top car park by three so an early start and quick ascent paid off. Lots of snow
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Ski patrol training

Dec 14, 2012
Category: Winter

On Aonach mor training the future ski patrollers of Scotland running a day on the BASP Ski Patrol training course this wednesday.
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Winter climbing begins...at last!

Dec 14, 2012
Category: Winter

Finally got out and got a route done on Tuesday with Di and John. We climbed Sticil face on the shelterstone. It was a great day, wonderful weather and great crack on the belays as we were climbing as group of three. Pretty quick up the route and back to bags before it got dark. The route was fine with a thin ice crux and hard final chimney.
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