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Mountain Conditions/News : December 25, XC, Cha no
Early season fun at Cha No, Northern Cairngorms The winter is officially on now with the 1st of December and the start of the...

Dan Goodwin
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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Which Ice Axe, Winter Mountaineering
Here is a simple guide when thinking about getting an ice axe ahead of a Scottish winter. This looks at the best axe for general winter...

Dan Goodwin
Oct 1, 20245 min read
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Useful Winter Online links & Resources
There are some really good resources online in the form of apps and articles that can help you keep safe or further your knowledge base...

Dan Goodwin
Oct 1, 20244 min read
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Winter Skills, getting ready for Scottish Winter
I have put together a few tips on things to think about as the first snows have started to pass through the mountains. This is by no...

Dan Goodwin
Sep 10, 20247 min read
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No2 'The Nevis Cornice Incident of 1999
Ben Nevis has always been a favourite mountain of mine if not the favourite. I can honestly say I am happy just pottering up to the hut...

Dan Goodwin
Feb 8, 20248 min read
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Avalanches, Arctic Blasts, Dad and Inversions!!
Multi activity over the recent weeks as 2024 gets underway. It's got underway with a varied mix of conditions but all wintery, bluebird...

Dan Goodwin
Jan 19, 20243 min read
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Happy New Year 23/24
Happy New Year, into 2024 we go, blown into the New Year seems fitting as high winds and stormy weather brought us to the end of 2023....

Dan Goodwin
Jan 6, 20242 min read
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Snow, Storms and Thaw
A busy week in the hills both getting out climbing for ourselves and very windy day on the hill with clients. Conditions in the hills...

Dan Goodwin
Dec 18, 20232 min read
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Creagan Cha No and back to winter
Its great to be back in the Highlands and we seemed to have repeated our pattern almost exactly to last year returning to a good dose of...

Dan Goodwin
Dec 7, 20232 min read
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Cairngorms, early winter conditions 15/10/23
The first wintry day out of the coming season with a good stride round the Northern Corries of the Cairngorms. We are hoping to make...

Dan Goodwin
Oct 15, 20232 min read
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Spring to winter March Update' 23
A change in the slightly early arrival of spring seems to be on the cards in the coming days. Although it has felt springlike I think...

Dan Goodwin
Mar 7, 20234 min read
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Skills, Journeys, film and a slow thaw
The last week in the hills has been busy but also mixed with a pretty sustained thaw. Yesterday in the Northern Corries and on the...

Dan Goodwin
Feb 12, 20234 min read
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January 2023, Storms and ice
First post of the year and its been a busy start to 2023. We have been pretty busy with various winter skills and winter courses running...

Dan Goodwin
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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Heat to Cold, Scottish winter begins....
We landed back into a very cold Edinburgh airport last week after finishing up in Kenya. We had a busy few weeks delivering some staff...

Dan Goodwin
Dec 21, 20223 min read
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News #1 Spring 2022
A bit of a round up of recent times. The winter has come to a close, its been great to be back in the Highlands again, although I was...

Dan Goodwin
Apr 16, 20222 min read
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2021 and the year ahead
As we head into the new year and say farewell to what has certainly been a year that no one could have predicted, I thought I would do a...

Dan Goodwin
Jan 4, 20214 min read
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Tips for a safer Winter in the UK hills
I have put together a few tips on things to think about as the first snows have started to pass through the mountains. This is by no...

Dan Goodwin
Nov 24, 20207 min read
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Quick Guide: Ben Nevis, Scotland
Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis, ‘Venomous Mountain’ in its native Gaelic) at 1345mts stands as the UK’s highest mountain. Set in the Lochaber...

Dan Goodwin
Apr 14, 20207 min read
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