Intro to Snow and Ice - January

Guide: Mark Scales
Course: Intro to Snow and Ice Course

Day one – After a substantial thaw on Friday the mountains have a lot less snow than the last couple of weeks. There is plenty left though, although it could do with a good freeze. Today we headed into Stob Coire Nan Lochan with an open mind. Dorsal Arete looked like the best option, as it still had a good covering of snow. It gave us good opportunities to look at different movement techniques as well as a variety of rope work and belays. Snow was soft, but the turf was still frozen. Just. We were below the high winds that were forecast and it stayed dry all day so a much more pleasant day than expected.

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