top of page
Search
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...
6 views0 comments
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...
3 views0 comments
David Buckett
Feb 17, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis, Mountain path
Day 2 of our winter skills and Ben Nevis course. With reports of very unstable snow in the Red burn at the half way point i made the...
14 views0 comments
David Buckett
Feb 11, 20181 min read
School house ridge, Glen Coe
Day 2Â with Sam and Nicole for Kirkhope Mountaineering, we introduced the rope on School house ridge. The aim of the day was to winterise...
9 views0 comments
David Buckett
Feb 3, 20181 min read
Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis via the mountain path was a good challenge for the group after their winter skills day yesterday, putting what they learnt into...
19 views0 comments
David Buckett
Feb 2, 20181 min read
Winter skills
Today was a winter skills day on Nevis Range, Aonach Mor. It is important to get the basics right before moving onto longer and more...
16 views0 comments
David Buckett
Jan 27, 20181 min read
Zig Zags direct, Glen Coe
The Zig Zags via the direct buttress was the best option today for father and son team for Kirkhope Mountaineering. The guys wanted to...
122 views0 comments
David Buckett
Jan 23, 20181 min read
East ridge of North top, Stob Ban
The east ridge of the north top of Stob Ban was the route of choice for today for West Coast Mountain Guides, with strong SW winds it was...
42 views0 comments
David Buckett
Jan 12, 20181 min read
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...
34 views0 comments
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. Â Thin ice from 300m which turned to ice...
18 views0 comments
bottom of page