David Buckett
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
Jan 14, 20191 min read
Aonach Mor, snow anchors
We had snow last night so it was a day on the east face of Aonach Mor looking at snow anchors and good movement skills. There was a good...
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David Buckett
Dec 30, 20181 min read
Broad gully, Glen Coe
Today we were in Broad gully on Stob Corie nan Lochan. It is the biggest patch of snow in Glen Coe at the moment but still pitifully...
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David Buckett
Apr 15, 20181 min read
Ledge Route, Ben Nevis
Today i was on Ledge Route, Ben Nevis with Murat. With a bit of a windy walk up to the CIC hut we geared up at the base of No. 5 gully...
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David Buckett
Apr 8, 20181 min read
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
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 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
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 16, 20181 min read
Winter Skills
Today was day 1 of our winter skills and Ben Nevis course. Today was all about introducing the basic winter skills needed to move around...
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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...
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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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David Buckett
Jan 25, 20181 min read
Western Rib, Aonach Mor
The western rib on the west face of Aonach Mor was a good choice for Richard and Gregor to get their teeth stuck in to for West Coast...
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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...
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David Buckett
Jan 22, 20181 min read
School House ridge, Glen Coe
School House ridge was the safe route choice for today, working for West Coast Mountain Guides. With high temperatures and rain making...
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David Buckett
Jan 20, 20181 min read
Zig Zags, Glen Coe
The Zig Zags in Glen Coe was the route of choice today for Chris and Kyle for their 1st outdoor climbing experience for The Ice Factor....
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David Buckett
Jan 14, 20181 min read
Ledge Route, Ben Nevis
Ledge Route on Ben Nevis today with Adrian for his Everest prep. We focused on good footwork on steep snow slopes in ascent and descent....
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David Buckett
Jan 13, 20181 min read
Aonach Eagach, Glen Coe
The Aonach Eagach in Glen Coe is in very good condition at the moment with very helpful consolidated snow. I was out with Adrian today...
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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...
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