Glenmore Lodge - Introduction to Winter Climbing

Posted on February 1, 2016 in Climbing, Winter, Places, Glenmore Lodge

This weekend I fly up to Inverness to undertake an Introductory Course in Winter Skills with Glenmore Lodge. This trip ticks the boxes for me in many ways: -

I’ve always wanted to visit Inverness
I’ve always wanted to climb in the Cairngorms
I’m keen to broaden my climbing skills

Source: Glenmore Lodge

The main topics covered in the course will be: -

Recap of core winter skills, such as using ice axe and crampons, for approaching climbs
Basic rope work (tying into multi point anchors) and belaying both leader and second
Use of technical ice tools and crampons on a variety of mediums (rock, ice, snow, turf)
Escaping from winter multi pitch climbs (including abseiling from a variety of anchors).
Avalanche awareness and its implications for safe route choice.
Evening sessions may include an avalanche awareness talk and a general interest talk.

I chose this location (as opposed to Wales) since I figured there’d be more snow in Scotland at this time of the year. It looks like I’ll be in luck as judging by the Glenmore Lodge Facebook Page there’s a suitable amount of snow and ice around.

I came across this climbing video the other day which features Russell McIntyre and Richard Horsler climbing with Mark Chadwick from Glenmore Lodge in January 2016. In Day 1 of the clip they climb Coire an t-Sneachda Fiacaill Ridge and on Day 2 they climb Coire Laogh-Mor and Ciste Crag. I’m assuming I’ll be doing something similar. Will certainly be writing about my adventures.

Glenmore Lodge - Introduction to Winter Climbing

Posted on February 1, 2016 in Climbing, Winter, Places, Glenmore Lodge

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