David Buckett
Ben Nevis, Mountain Track
I was up Ben Nevis today via the Mountain Track with Lewis and Clark who wanted to see how quickly they could do the Ben as part of their...
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David Buckett
Apr 7, 20181 min read
Winter skills, Glen Coe
Today i was in Glen Coe with Abigail and Michael brushing up and introducing winter skills. There is some very hard going snow around at...
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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 31, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis, Mountain path
A great day up the mountain path on Ben Nevis. Good views all the way with not too much wind at the top. There is still rock hard snow...
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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 27, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis, Mountain Track
Wet and wild today on the Ben Nevis Mountain Track and very different from yesterday. It was only just sleeting on the summit and raining...
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David Buckett
Mar 26, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis, Mountain Track
I was on the Mountain Track on Ben Nevis today which had very good weather and a lot of snow. The sun was shining from the start and it...
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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
Mar 18, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis, Mountain Track
Good weather on Ben Nevis today for most of the way, but the fairly frequent strong gusts kept the temperatures down. But when the wind...
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David Buckett
Mar 17, 20181 min read
Winter on Stob Ban
Very cold on a winter skills day today with Blarney walking group from Ireland for West Coast Mountain Guides. With another easterly wind...
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David Buckett
Mar 11, 20181 min read
Winter Skills
Day 2 of winter skills for Steve Fallon and this time a very different day on Stob Ban, Glen Nevis. With high temperatures and a sunny...
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David Buckett
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Winter Skills
Today was day 1 of winter skills course for Steve Fallon. After a good level of planning this moring looking at the avalanche forecast...
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David Buckett
Mar 4, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis, Mountain Track
Arctic desert conditions on Ben Nevis today. With strong winds, cold temperatures and a lot of snow being blown around, proved for...
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David Buckett
Mar 1, 20181 min read
Winter Skills
Winter Skills on Stob Ban, Glen Nevis today for Lochaber Guides. Nigel was keen to get stuck into the hills after a week of Skiing. With...
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David Buckett
Feb 24, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis
Stunner of a day on the mountain track on Ben Nevis with Andrew and his friends who were raising money for charity. Rock hard ice from...
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David Buckett
Feb 22, 20181 min read
Winter Skills
Buachaille Etive Beag was the mountain of choice today for Adrain and Rachel for Lochaber Guides. Having done a little bit of winter in...
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David Buckett
Feb 21, 20181 min read
Winter Skills
Stob Ban in Glen Nevis was a good choice today for Sam and Douglas who picked up the basic skills quickly, which meant we could progress...
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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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