David Buckett
Curved Ridge, Glen Coe
Curved Ridge in Glen Coe was a good choice today with the strong winds forecast higher up. It was very different from when i did it this...
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David Buckett
Jan 8, 20181 min read
North ridge, Stob Ban
A quick dog walk up the north ridge of Stob Ban in Glen Nevis this morning. Amazing views of Ben Nevis, Mamores, Glen Coe and all the way...
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David Buckett
Jan 6, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis Mountain Path
With a good forecast and low snow line we made our way up the tricky Mountain track on Ben Nevis. Thin ice from 300m which turned to ice...
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David Buckett
Dec 31, 20171 min read
Ben Nevis, mountain path
Hard day at the office today on the mountain path up Ben Nevis. With rain lower down that quickly turned to snow by the half way point....
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David Buckett
Dec 30, 20171 min read
Glen Coe munros
Myself and Andrew walked up the 2 Buachaille Etive Mor munros: Stob Dearg and Stob na Broige. There was a lot of fresh snow falling all...
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David Buckett
Dec 29, 20171 min read
Tower ridge, Ben Nevis
Today i was on Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis, shadowing Abacus Mountaineering. Good alpine conditions at the moment: dry rock and powder and a...
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David Buckett
Dec 23, 20171 min read
Ledge Route and No. 4 gully, Ben Nevis
With a less than favourable forecast we headed up towards Ledge Route which turned out to be very sheltered from the SW winds. Once on...
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David Buckett
Dec 18, 20171 min read
Ben Nevis
Today I was on a ‘Working on Ben Nevis’ training day run by Richard Bently through the Association of Mountaineering instructors. Here...
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David Buckett
Dec 2, 20171 min read
Thaw on Ben Nevis
An 8 degree difference today in the morning temperature at sea level from the past week, which transfered to high temperatures on the...
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David Buckett
Nov 30, 20171 min read
Association of Mountaineering Instructors workshop
Today i was out with fellow Fort William based mountaineering proffessionals throwing ideas, practices and disscussions around about the...
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David Buckett
Nov 29, 20171 min read
Curved Ridge, Glen Coe
Today myself and Harry went for a climb up Curved Ridge in Glen Coe. Surprisingly a route that neither of us had done in winter. This...
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David Buckett
Nov 24, 20171 min read
Ben Nevis has snow!
A view today of Ben Nevis from Glen Nevis YHA. Snow down to about 400m and set to look cold with more snow forecast for the next few...
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David Buckett
Nov 14, 20171 min read
Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis
With a thaw last night coupled with rain, we know there wasn’t going to ve much winter left today. But Tower Ridge is a classic in any...
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David Buckett
Nov 13, 20171 min read
Winter conditions update
On here I will publish photos and updates as to how the Scottish winter season is shaping up. With the view to help people make...
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