Abseiling: Borrowdale
This morning, we met 10 Army Fitness clients for a wet but fun abseiling session in Borrowdale.
Ice & winter climbing: Tower Ridge & Point 5 Gully
This weekend, Paddy has been out on Ben Nevis leading a couple of days of guided ice climbing for returning clients Scott and Nick. Scott and Nick are already experienced winter climbers, but they wanted to push on and … Continue reading
Winter ML assessment
Weeks of anxiety and last minute preparation finally came to an end the other week, as I headed up to Scotland to test myself against the infamous and dreaded Winter Mountain Leader assessment. This 5 day assessment is heralded … Continue reading
Winter mountaineering: School House Ridge
What a difference a day makes! Today we could see stuff – wow! With a high avalanche forecast limiting options, we climbed School House Ridge on Sgorr Bhan, which is a great aesthetically pleasing ridge with some small sections … Continue reading