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| Winter skills group by Cairngorm weather station |
This month I have been working on winter skills courses for
Sandy Paterson and
Glenmore Lodge. These have been two day courses; there's lots to pack in and sometimes the weather doesn't play along. However most groups managed the basic skills sessions with axe and crampons, ice axe braking and secure travel on steep ground. Alongside this some avalanche and weather forecasting backed up by observations on the hill usually complete the first day.
Day two uses a hill journey to put these skills into operation and to let the group use their new found practical and analytical skills. Throw in some winter navigation technique and the group is then ready to expand on their experience through their own adventures.
The view here is of a group on Day 2 when we traversed Cairngorm from Corie na Ciste to Coire Cas in excellent navigation weather!
