Shot up to Arrochar Saturday for my first club day out for a while; my esrtwhile climbing partners having made various excused such as "I've got a cold." Or: "I think I might have a cold." Pa!

After last weekends heavy snow and the deaths on the Buachaille it was decided that to do the Aonach Eagach Ridge on Saturday would have been a bit folly as there was still a lot of heavy wet snow clinging to the sides of the glen.
So club members Petronella Mart, Mark Stevens and me, Plus Ella's Romanian friend Mihai (pronounced me high) Udvar decided to walk up Coire nan Lochan under the dangerously snow ladened Gearr Aonnach to the top of Stob Coire nan Lochan. We then walked round the top of it in a clockwise direction before descending back down the same way.

Just returned from 8 day ascent of Mt Kenya (followed by safari etc). After hiring 2 porters in the unfriendly village of Chogoria, walked in from the east to first camp at 3000m. Weather was initially poor due either to el nino or climate change, depending on which camp you're in. We (me and gf) then started an acclimitsation process thus: up to 3500m, down. Up to 3900m, down. Camp at 4300m. Ascent of point Lenana at 5000m.

Such a fantastic induction into the CIC hut & climbing on the Ben last weekend.....WOW!

Driving towards Perth the eastern sky was already brightening and it was obvious that it was too late for a big day. Driving over Drumochter it was -8C. The humble peaks marred by the pylons and proximity to the A9 sat morosely on the east side but they looked well plastered with snow . It was a short skin up to the summit and away from the road noise. A quick trip over to Carn na Caim with massive hoar crystals catching the morning sun.

Did Crowberry Gully on Saturday/Sunday morning with Danny Church.
It was a bit too powdery but the lower sections were ok.
Started climbing about 10am, but were held up on the second pitch as we had to lower two guys down - one of which had broken his ankle falling off higher up. They didn't have any ice screws, so we lent them some of ours to set up an anchor.
The climb was quite a slog up powdery snow banks and very thin ice walls.
Two other climbers were ahead of us and I presume they got to the top. We didn't.

Kevin has been hogging the trip reports of late so I will write one; ski touring with Karen and .... KEVIN! When you get to Kevin's age you know a good thing when you see it and the snow conditions this year have been driving him on to obsessively ski every weekend, knowing that it could easily be raining and mild for the next few months. This weekend past was no exception so K,K & A skied from Glen Shee ski area out to Beinn Lutharn Mhor and back via An Socach.

Well seing the rest of the trip reports...I'm trying to find a place to fit mine.

While for all you up there, winter is 'blooming', downhere spring it's on her way, I was picking flowers the other day.

Although anxoius about my plan to go to Arran, it faded away. Thursday(first day) morning I did not get myself in the state to go nowhere, I was imagining just the cold I would endure (as I have checked the forecast every 5 hours the last 3 days), plus I was not really ok with going alone, you know, things can happen...

Went for a ski over the Beinn a Ghlo peaks during the week. Fantastic snow cover but a bit icy with big fall potential on the tops. Perfect mountains for skiing over. Amazing views north over the summits of the Cairngorms.

It was to be a typical Robin day. Just a quick trip up Aonach Mohr. Good we will be taking the gondola then; no we need to walk from Glen Nevis. A lazy walk up the glen then; no we have to go over a bealach, it’s only an extra 3000 feet of ascent but it’s a nice view and saves 10 minutes. So off we set in magnificent scenery. I hadn’t walked up the glen for about 15 years. Robin was right it’s very wild and beautiful. We arrive at the bealach between Carn Mor Dearg and Anoach Mor still feeling quite fresh.