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David Buckett
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Eilde Canyon, Glencoe
Today Mark and myself headed for the low down and easily reached Eilde canyon at the base of Sron na Lairig. We were glad of the small,...
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David Buckett
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Western Rib, Aonach Mor
Western Rib, Aonach mor
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David Buckett
Dec 23, 20201 min read
Pygmy ridge, Cairngorms
Winter climbing, Pygmy ridge, Cairngorms
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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 5, 20201 min read
East ridge, North Summit of Stob Ban
East ridge of the north top of Stob Ban
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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
Jan 17, 20191 min read
Stob Ban, Glen Nevis
A contrast from the weather yesterday mountaineering on Stob Ban today. With blue skies and fresh snow down to sea level. It was going...
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David Buckett
Jan 16, 20191 min read
Western Rib, Aonach Mor
Today i was on Western Rib, Aonach Mor. With a westerly wind and lots of fresh snow falling trying in get into the Ben Nevis gullies...
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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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David Buckett
Apr 5, 20181 min read
East ridge, Stob Ban
Today i was on the east ridge of Stob Ban in Glen Nevis for Abacus Mountain Guides. A lot of fresh snow had fallen over the last 48hours,...
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David Buckett
Mar 30, 20181 min read
Stob Ban climbing
Amazing conditions on the climbing ridge on Stob Ban, Glen Nevis at the moment. Hard snow slopes and solid snow ridges with dry rock...
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David Buckett
Mar 29, 20181 min read
SC gully, Glen Coe
Today i went up SC gully for Abscus Mountain Guides with Ben and Danny. The sun was out again and it was warm throughout the day. The...
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David Buckett
Mar 20, 20181 min read
Aonach Eagach, Glen Coe
The Aonach Eagach in Glen Coe was in very good condition today, dry rock, hard snow and lots of sunshine. The pictures tell the story!...
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David Buckett
Feb 20, 20181 min read
Curved Ridge
Day 2 with Ian and Mat and we headed for Curved Ridge in Glen Coe for West Coast Mountain Guides. The snow wasn’t frozen for most of the...
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David Buckett
Feb 19, 20181 min read
Western Rib
Today i was on Western Rib on the west face of Aonach Mor with Ian and Mat, for West Coast Mountain Guides. With a big thaw and rain...
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David Buckett
Feb 11, 20181 min read
School house ridge, Glen Coe
Day 2 with Sam and Nicole for Kirkhope Mountaineering, we introduced the rope on School house ridge. The aim of the day was to winterise...
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David Buckett
Jan 30, 20181 min read
School house ridge, Glen Coe
On a wet and wild day with John for West Coast Mountain Guides, School house ridge in Glen Coe was a safe bet. Not much winter on the...
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