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Walking with an Ice Axe
After your boots, an ice axe is possibly the single most useful piece of kit for winter walking. Use it alone, or with the addition of...

Lou Reynolds
Oct 19, 20189 min read
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Classic Cold Climbs
Sitting by the fire with a mug of hot tea, watching the leaves turn red and gold outside, I get great pleasure from flicking through my...

Lou Reynolds
Oct 9, 201811 min read
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Ready your rack this winter
The transition from summer rock climbing into winter is best prepared for in advance. Dusting off your B3 boots, ice axes and crampons,...

Lou Reynolds
Oct 2, 20188 min read
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The dangers of the brain in avalanche terrain.
You may be relatively new to winter walking or an expert winter climber, but avalanche awareness applies to us all and unfortunately, I...

Lou Reynolds
Sep 21, 20188 min read
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How to avoid the 'Hot Aches' this winter - Top tips for keeping your hands warm.
Keeping our hands warm in winter is a common topic of conversation and an area of confusion for some. The idea of needing the most...

Lou Reynolds
Sep 6, 20188 min read
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Snow holing in the Cairngorms, What's it all about? It felt about -30 deg C...
Easterly winds were forecast, dragging frigid air from Serbia – a bone-chilling -30°C to be precise. The dry air bit sharply with every...

Stephen McCall
Jun 24, 20183 min read
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'Sun kissed' winter traverse of Liathach
Days like these are the ones you dream of, for a long time... it takes the stars to align from the weather, climbing partners and if...

Stephen McCall
Jan 15, 20183 min read
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A Canoe Descent of the River Orchy... SEPA 1.1
As the summer season draws to a close, we get some spare time on our hands, so what better to do than see where the water is and get some...

Stephen McCall
Nov 8, 20174 min read
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Crossing the Isle of Lewis by Canoe
Lewis and Harris, one of the islands that I had always wanted to visit but always seemed to be 'too busy' so when Ben got in touch about...

Stephen McCall
Jul 25, 20179 min read
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Sun, sea and Classic Scottish scrambles
I couldn't believe the forecast for Malcolm & Ed's 5 day scrambling course, Malcolm had wanted specific scrambles in Skye and in the...

Stephen McCall
Jun 21, 20177 min read
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