Tag: winter

A winter walk timelapse in four photos

13 October 2024

A winter walk – a timelapse in four photos. (One way to help mummy get some sleep one morning) Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Climbing Clan New Year in the Cairngorms

12 July 2022

Over New Year, the Climbing Clan went to the Cairngorms for a Winter Holiday. Here's the walk in to Coire An t'Sneachda Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Exploring with Mutha during the cold snap

6 April 2021

Exploring with Mutha during the cold snap at the start of the last lockdown. Lovely to get out onto the extremely cold, wintery tops and see everything in a little seen perspective! ˜ Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Throwback to snowy roads and frozen lives

5 April 2021

Throwback to snowy roads and frozen lives Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Why we brave the terrible weather for caves

11 May 2020

When the weather is terrible in winter, it's tempting to make two sorts of mistakes: 1) to stay at home 2) to go up high mountaineering There is a third way. This is the time for scenic sheltered walks in the forest. If that doesn't sound dangerous or hardcore enough, just hear this – when […]

Climbing Cairn Gorm in winter with the Climbing Clan

19 April 2020

"I really had not thought that I'd be up for, or able to, climb Cairn Gorm (1245m) wearing crampons. It was hard, and I was the slowest on the up, but not significantly slow! So it's fair to say my age did tell, but only a little. So Big Mountains are within everyone's reach! " […]

Winter hiking: Now and then.

31 July 2013

When I first started winter hiking, I always took something to speed up my descent: For me, a high speed sledge descent was the only thing that made it worth it: These days, rather than taking devices to speed up my descent. I take devices to slow down my descent, or at least, make it […]