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🏔️First Ascents, Four Star Routes and Glorious Winter Weather🏔️It’s been another busy week for Ollie, instructing on our...
11/01/2025

🏔️First Ascents, Four Star Routes and Glorious Winter Weather🏔️

It’s been another busy week for Ollie, instructing on our Intro to Winter Climbing course.

❄️On day one they climbed Lawson, Ling and Glover's Route on Beinn Eighe. A grade II route that is a fantastic intro to mixed winter climbing.

❄️The weather forecast for day two was challenging. Therefore, they stayed off the mountain tops and practiced snow craft; building snow anchors, snow bollards, bucket seats and buried axes. Along the way they bumped into the local SAIS avalanche forecaster, Heather.

❄️Day three they went into Coire Dubh Beag and climbed Hidden Chimney, another excellent grade II. Providing a great opportunity to practice placing ice screws on the first pitch, as well as an abseil at the end of the route.

❄️On day four, they headed to An Groban. Here one of the clients, David, did his very first winter lead. To make the experience extra special, it was a first ascent of a previously unclimbed grade II.

❄️On day five, the course was rounded off by climbing one of the few 4 star routes in Scotland, Poachers V 5 on Liathach. It is one of the best pitches of its kind in the country and provided a perfect route to finish the course.

Ollie has been out guiding on the Skye Cuillin this week. On Sunday 8th December they headed over Sgurr nan Gillean, Am ...
10/12/2024

Ollie has been out guiding on the Skye Cuillin this week. On Sunday 8th December they headed over Sgurr nan Gillean, Am Bastier (abseiling down The King’s Cave Chimney) then went over Bruach na Frithe before descending. On Monday 9th December they headed up The Eag Dubh over Sgurr a’ Ghreadaidh and Sgurr na Banachdaich before heading down.

The Cuillin is incredibly well known for being a fantastic place to go in the summer. However, as you can see from these photos, it is equally as special in the winter. It really is a world class venue all year round. Snow conditions were great névé for the most part, with the odd patch of sun crust over windslab (these were mostly avoidable). Ice axe and crampons were clearly essential throughout.

Ollie has asked us to emphasise that going up The Eag Dubh in these winter conditions was particularly special. This feature is largely ignored in summer, but is definitely well worth exploring in winter.

🏔Ollie was out guiding on Sgurr a’Ghreadaidh & Sgurr a’Mhadaidh in the Cuillin today (Friday 6th December). ❄It was snow...
06/12/2024

🏔Ollie was out guiding on Sgurr a’Ghreadaidh & Sgurr a’Mhadaidh in the Cuillin today (Friday 6th December).

❄It was snowing heavily on the summits at around mid-afternoon, falling on top of patches of older, firm snow. Ice axe and crampons were essential for the snow conditions.

🎄The atmosphere was perfect for Ollie’s afternoon mince pie. A fantastic day out on The Isle of Skye.

❄Today Ollie was out climbing with Charlie in absolutely stunning weather. ❄They headed up, the infrequently climbed, Re...
28/11/2024

❄Today Ollie was out climbing with Charlie in absolutely stunning weather. ❄

They headed up, the infrequently climbed, Resurrection. This is a grade III 4, 3 star route in the Fannichs, near Ullapool in The North West Highlands of Scotland. It is also featured in the book “Cold Climbs: The Great Snow and Ice Climbs of the British Isles”. Despite the incredible weather and equally incredible climb, they did not see another soul all day.

The snow conditions were excellent, good névé with the odd shallow patch of wind slab requiring some care. They took the right-hand variant to start, as the bottom icefall was too lean for screws. Higher up the ice was in condition and provided some amazing climbing. This is a fantastic route in an awesome setting, and despite being very early in the season, it provided an excellent day out.

❄Liathach, for the last time this week, before a change in the weather tomorrow. Today, Ollie guided a client up a new r...
22/11/2024

❄Liathach, for the last time this week, before a change in the weather tomorrow. Today, Ollie guided a client up a new route near Toll a’Meitheach, it was around grade III 4.

Plan A had been to climb on Pyramid Buttress but the chest deep snow made the walk-in too arduous. So instead, they explored a new route lower down, which provided a great alternative. Definitely huge amounts of snow for November on Liathach today.

❄Ollie was out guiding on Liathach yesterday. 🏔 His plan was to head up The South Ridge of Mullach an Rathain, as this c...
22/11/2024

❄Ollie was out guiding on Liathach yesterday. 🏔
His plan was to head up The South Ridge of Mullach an Rathain, as this client has already successfully completed the classic Liathach Traverse. Large volumes of snow made conditions underfoot extremely arduous and slow going. The weather was equally challenging, with increasing risks from the lightning. So the mutual decision was made to head down earlier than planned. It still made for a fantastic adventure on one of the UK's most glorious mountains.

❄️Ollie was out guiding a Classic Liathach Traverse yesterday. This is considered by many mountaineers as one of the gre...
20/11/2024

❄️Ollie was out guiding a Classic Liathach Traverse yesterday. This is considered by many mountaineers as one of the greatest mountains in Scotland. The weather was very reasonable throughout the day. The conditions underfoot were challenging. Large amounts of fresh snow have fallen on already frozen terrain, making crampons and ice axe essential.

🏔️A Liathach Traverse is exactly the type of mountaineering adventure that our clients on our Intro to Winter Mountaineering courses would like to be able achieve independently. We have courses running throughout the winter, or can arrange bespoke dates for small private groups:

📆2025 Open Course Dates
13 Jan 2025 to 17 Jan 2025 Spaces
18 Jan 2025 to 19 Jan 2025 Full
20 Jan 2025 to 24 Jan 2025 Spaces
8 Feb 2025 to 9 Feb 2025 Full
10 Feb 2025 to 14 Feb 2025 Full
17 Feb 2025 to 21 Feb 2025 Spaces
3 Mar 2025 to 7 Mar 2025 Spaces
8 Mar 2025 to 9 Mar 2025 Spaces
10 Mar 2025 to 14 Mar 2025 Spaces

🔗For more information visit: https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/category/winter/

15/11/2024

🏔️❄️The mountain weather forecast for the North West Highland’s next week contains lots of snow! Great news for those eager to get out in the mountains this winter. ❄️🏔️

We have guides and instructors available for next week and beyond. Whether you are a complete novice to snow or you are an experienced winter climber, we can provide your perfect adventure.

Find out more at: www.climbtorridon.co.uk

Our Autumn 2024 Newsletter has just gone out to everyone’s inbox. It contains all our latest news regarding the mountain...
08/11/2024

Our Autumn 2024 Newsletter has just gone out to everyone’s inbox. It contains all our latest news regarding the mountains and crags we have been exploring. As well as announcements on new instructional courses and qualifications. Not forgetting the details of the current offers and discounts we have running.

If you have not received the newsletter and would like to, just sign up here: https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/newsletter/

What a fantastic day on An Teallach yesterday (October 10th 2024). Plenty of early snow has transformed the landscape fr...
11/10/2024

What a fantastic day on An Teallach yesterday (October 10th 2024). Plenty of early snow has transformed the landscape from when we were up there last week!

Our July Torridon Munros Course is now complete. Well done to Rob, Dorothy and David for all their efforts throughout th...
19/07/2024

Our July Torridon Munros Course is now complete. Well done to Rob, Dorothy and David for all their efforts throughout the week. 

We started the course with Beinn Alligin on Monday (photos for that day were posted Monday evening). Tuesday saw Ollie guiding the team on An Teallach in some misty, atmospheric but generally dry weather. A further sense of the remoteness of this area was demonstrated by absolutely no other walkers being spotted out on the mountain that day. 

Wednesday was a scheduled and well deserved rest day. On Thursday, 2 members of the team were not feeling 100% and sensibly took an extra day off. So Ollie was out with just Rob to tackle Beinn Eighe. The weather was well matched to the forecast and, as expected, they both got really quite wet. 

Friday was the final day of the course and the full team were back together once more for a fantastic experience on Liathach. The weather was much improved; dry all day. The team were also treated to a great view of an eagle as it flew overhead. A great end to a really brilliant week!

All spaces are now full for our 2024 Torridon Munros Courses. Our 2025 dates are now available on our website for anyone interested in joining us out on these excellent mountains next year.

Ollie was out today guiding day one of our Torridon Munros course. The team began the course with Beinn Alligin and Davi...
15/07/2024

Ollie was out today guiding day one of our Torridon Munros course. The team began the course with Beinn Alligin and David, Rob and Dorothy were treated to some fantastic weather. Starting the day off by heading through the cloud to enjoy an excellent cloud inversion for the summits. As the day progressed the cloud cleared completely to glorious sunshine. It was quite a busy day in the hills by Torridon standards. A good handful of other walkers were also making the most of the fine weather conditions. The team also spotted some fantastic wildlife, including an eagle and a ring ouzel.

Ollie was out again today on the final day of our 4 day Advanced Scrambling course. This time the team went to a lesser ...
11/07/2024

Ollie was out again today on the final day of our 4 day Advanced Scrambling course. This time the team went to a lesser known scramble in the area; Academy Ridge and Raeburn’s Buttress on Sgorr Ruadh - Grade 3.

Joining these two routes together provides a full day out with great contrast. Academy Ridge is a slabby, delicate climb on solid rock with excellent friction. Raeburn’s Buttress is steeper, with areas of moderately loose rock. Sam took the lead today, putting together everything he has learnt and practised over the 2 scrambling courses. Martyn enjoyed being on the technical ground learning movement skills, lead belaying, managing the loose and steep rock. Both did fantastically and showed brilliant progress over the course

Once again the weather was dry today. That gives us 4/4 dry days for this course, fingers crossed it holds for the rest of the summer!

As in previous days, the team didn’t spot many other people out in the hills. Today it was just one lone mountain biker in the distance. The wildlife was more abundant, including a couple of dozen deer and a mountain hare.

For more information on our Advanced Scrambling Courses you can head to: https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/courses/advanced-scrambling/

Ollie was out again today on day two of our Advanced Scrambling course with Sam and Martyn. They made the most of the be...
09/07/2024

Ollie was out again today on day two of our Advanced Scrambling course with Sam and Martyn. They made the most of the beautiful and sunny weather by completing one of the best climbs in Scotland, East Buttress on Beinn Eighe. This route is 210 metres of climbing and scrambling at around grade 3 and Diff providing an unforgettable experience. There were no other climbers out in the area, so they not only had the route to themselves, but the entire coire! 

The focus for the day was on steep ground movement, anchors, managing loose rock, building belays and ropework. All whilst enjoying this world class climb.

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🏔INTRO TO WINTER MOUNTAINEERING COURSE🏔 Do you want to progress from a winter walker to a winter mountaineer? Join us in Torridon, in the Highlands of Scotland. Our expert instructors will teach you all the skills needed to allow you to progress into challenging and exhilarating ridges and routes. Well beyond the proficiency of a winter walker. ✔️What’s Covered: Using Crampons and Ice axe, Navigation, Avalanche Awareness, Movement on Steep Terrain, Using Harnesses, Tying Knots, Belaying, Placing Gear, Building Rock and Snow Anchors. 🙋Who For: People who are already confident walking in the mountains in winter and who are looking to begin progressing in to more challenging terrain. Those keen to learn ropework skills and techniques to keep themselves safe on steeper or more exposed mountainous areas. 📆2025 COURSE DATES: 13th to 17th January 2025 – Last 3 spaces For more information head to: https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/courses/winter-mountaineering/

🏔️❄️The mountain weather forecast for the North West Highland’s next week contains lots of snow! Great news for those eager to get out in the mountains this winter. ❄️🏔️ We have guides and instructors available for next week and beyond. Whether you are a complete novice to snow or you are an experienced winter climber, we can provide your perfect adventure. Find out more at: www.climbtorridon.co.uk #WinterIsComing #WinterClimbing #WinterMountains #WinterInScotland #Snow #SnowyMountains #IceClimbing #WinterWalking #WinterMountainSkills #LiathachWinter #AnTeallachWinter #WinterMunros

⛰️LIATHACH FACTS⛰️ ⛰️How do you pronounce it? 🟩Phonetically it is pronounced “Lee-a-gac”. ⛰️What does it mean? 🟩Liathach means The Grey One. ⛰️Where is Liathach Located? 🟩In the heart of The Torridon Mountains, in the North West Highlands of Scotland. The nearest villages are Torridon (approx 3 miles) and Kinlochewe (approx 8 miles). ⛰️Can I get to Liathach on public transport? 🟩The nearest airport is Inverness (60 miles away). The nearest train station is Achnasheen (20 miles away). There is a train between Inverness and Achnasheen and then there is a bus from Achnasheen to Kinlochewe. From Kinlochewe there is no public transport, however, there is a local taxi service. ⛰️How long does The Classic Liathach Traverse take to complete? 🟩Usually between 7-9 hours. ⛰️How many Munros are on Liathach? 🟩2; Spidean a’ Choire Leith and Mullach an Rathain. ⛰️How many Munro Tops? 🟩4; Stuc a’Choire Dhuibh Bhig, Stob a’Choire Liath Mhor, Am Fasarinen and Meall Dearg. ⛰️How high? 🟩The highest point is the summit of Spidean a’ Choire Leith at 1055m. ⛰️How far? 🟩According to our mapping app, Outdoor Active, the total distance of our guided Classic Liathach Traverse route is 8.2km. ⛰️Total ascent? 🟩According to our mapping app, Outdoor Active, the total amount of height gain on our guided Classic Liathach Traverse is 1238 metres. ⛰️Do you need a rope for Liathach? 🟩Many people who complete the classic traverse, whether guided or independent, will use a rope for safety purposes. Although, a minority of mountaineers who undertake the scramble independently may choose not to use a rope. ⛰️What grade is it? 🟩Liathach is a grade two scramble. ⛰️How difficult is Liathach? 🟩There is no simple answer to this question. However, to give you a general idea, Liathach would be considered one of the most challenging mountains in Scotland. ⛰️Is there a bypass path a

⛰️ THE TORRIDON MUNROS ⛰️ Our 5 day courses offer some of the best mountaineering in the UK. ✔️ Liathach ✔️ An Teallach ✔️ Beinn Eighe ✔️ Beinn Alligin ⭐ Highlights Include: ⭐ 🟩 Tackle the scrambles on Beinn Alligin, Liathach and An Teallach 🟩 Expert, local guide 🟩 All technical equipment including harness and helmet 🟩 Comprehensive joining instructions 🟩 Full kit list ONLY ONE SPACE LEFT ON OUR 2024 COURSE DATES 📅 15th – 19th July 2024 – One Space Remaining 🌄 2025 Dates Coming Soon 📔 For an information pack comment “TORRIDON MUNROS”. 🔗 https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/courses/torridon-munros/

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