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David Buckett
Jun 6, 20212 min read
CMD arete, Ben Nevis
Guided walk along the CMD arete to the summit of Ben Nevis
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David Buckett
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Number 3 gully buttress, Ben Nevis
Winter climbing on Number 3 gully buttress, Ben Nevis
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David Buckett
Dec 3, 20201 min read
Ledge route and CMD arete, Ben Nevis
Ledge route and CMD arete on Ben Nevis in winter
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David Buckett
Apr 11, 20206 min read
Summer series of interest - More challenging routes on the north face of Ben Nevis.
In part 2 of our Ben Nevis interest series through April i will focus upon the North Face of Ben Nevis in summer conditions, focusing...
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David Buckett
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Ledge Route, Ben Nevis
If i could sum up today in 2 words it would be ‘wading‘ and ‘whiteout’ on Ledge route, Ben Nevis today. The day started bright and we had...
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David Buckett
Feb 1, 20201 min read
Ben Nevis mountaineering skills
Today i was on Ben Nevis looking at mountaineering skills with other instructor Dave. But the most important lesson was to have robust...
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David Buckett
Jan 26, 20201 min read
Ledge Route, Ben Nevis
Today winter returned to the Highlands, we ascended Ledge route on Ben Nevis and descended No.4 gully. With a very wet start to the day...
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David Buckett
Aug 20, 20191 min read
Ledge Route, Ben Nevis
With a weather window of 1 morning in 2 weeks, it was good that going up Ledge Route on Ben Nevis was originally planned for today. We...
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David Buckett
Jul 4, 20191 min read
North East Buttress, Ben Nevis
Today we aimed for the classic North East Buttress on Ben Nevis, maybe the lesser traveled of the main ridges but it still has some...
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David Buckett
Jun 7, 20191 min read
Observatory Ridge, Ben Nevis
With a dry day forecast, Observatory ridge on Ben Nevis was the ridge to go for. You really need the rock to be dry on this ridge as...
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David Buckett
Jun 4, 20191 min read
Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis
With the first dry day after all the rain, Tower Ridge was a good choice and a classic mountaineering route in Scotland. The crags were...
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David Buckett
Feb 11, 20191 min read
Ledge Route, Ben Nevis
Today was day 1 of 5 and we were on Ben Nevis. Plan A was Neptune gully, but after finding dodgy, cruddy ice that i was pretty...
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David Buckett
Jan 4, 20191 min read
Ledge Route, Ben Nevis
Ledge route on Ben Nevis was my 4th ascent of the year on the mountain which is not bad considering its only the 4th January. With...
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David Buckett
Jan 3, 20191 min read
Tower Gully, Ben Nevis
Tower Gully on Ben Nevis was very different to 5 days ago with hard snow and ice all the way with the drop in temperatures. Im glad that...
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David Buckett
Jan 1, 20191 min read
Ledge Route, Ben Nevis
Ledge Route on Ben Nevis was the choice today, and what a difference from yesterday with the weather. Cold, blue skys and some snow...
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David Buckett
Dec 29, 20181 min read
Tower gully, Ben Nevis
Today i was up Tower Gully on Ben Nevis, probably the biggest patch of snow in the area at the moment. It was the guys 1st day out in...
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