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Climb Torridon, Achnasheen (2025)

28/02/2025

This week Ollie has been out guiding a Winter Climbing Classics Course in and around Torridon. Despite conditions being quite lean this winter, there was still plenty to be enjoyed, including; East Buttress (IV)– Beinn Eighe, Black Carls (II) – Beinn Eighe, South Ridge of Mullach an Rathain (II) – Liathach & The Northern Pinnacles (III) – Liathach.

16/02/2025

❄This weekend, Ollie has been out guiding a snowholing expedition. ❄

Day one was spent walking to the site (which had been recced throughout the week), located high up on An Teallach. Then spending 4 hours building the two snow holes. The snow that is left is bullet hard, so digging the snow hole was really great exercise!

🏔Day two, the team got up and climbed a grade II route (North Buttress) to the summit, before heading back down to the glen.🏔

13/02/2025

❄We have had a fantastic and busy winter so far here in the North West Highlands. It is not over yet! We have just a couple of spaces remaining on our courses this year. If you want to join us, then we would love to hear from you!

Visit www.climbtorridon.co.uk or email us on [email protected] to find out more.

12/02/2025

🏔Ollie has been out guiding on An Teallach today. The weather up here right now is pretty stunning, so it was a simply fantastic day out on the mountain.

❄In regards to the snow conditions, the snow that is currently left is hard Névé. The turf was completely rock solid. The ice is starting to form but still quite thin at the moment. The team climbed Third Prong in Glas Tholl which was a much better route than the guidebook would suggest. It is more like grade III in its current condition (guidebook gives it grade II). Though rime is forming, Haystack Wall didn't have any on it today, so was looking black for those that are interested in climbing grade VI, 7.

10/02/2025

Last week our instructors had a week of two halves! Wild weather for the start of the week but getting more and more glorious as the days went on. Ollie, Alex and Chris were out instructing three courses for the RAF. Two groups were learning winter mountain skills, while the other was out winter climbing. Meanwhile Andy and James were out instructing another Intro to Winter Climbing Course for a different client.

The beautiful weather looks like it will continue for the next week or so. It's a fantastic time to be in the North West of Scotland!

Photos from Ollie, instructing the five day winter climbing course - 3rd to 7th February 2025.

03/02/2025

❄Our Winter 2025 Newsletter has just gone to everyone’s inbox. ❄

🏔It contains all our latest news regarding the mountains and crags we have been exploring so far this winter.

📆As well as announcements on new courses and dates.

💰Not forgetting the details of the current offers and discounts we have running.

🔗If you have not received the newsletter and would like to, just sign up here: https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/newsletter/

01/02/2025

💨Windy conditions in Torridon today. 🏔

Ollie was out guiding Lawson, Ling and Glover's Route. A classic 3 star grade II route on the north side of Beinn Eighe. There is a good amount of snow left in more sheltered locations, with the snow being firmer than expected. A fantastic day.

27/01/2025

Ollie was out guiding on Liathach today. Winter has definitely returned to the Torridon mountains.

27/01/2025

🧗‍♂️2025 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN - Torridon Hard Rock Climbs & Classic Climbs with James McHaffie🧗‍♀️

🌄Climb some of the most magnificent rock climbs, in a spectacular environment whilst being guided by world renowned climbing legend, James McHaffie. What’s not to love!

⛰TORRIDON CLASSIC CLIMBS
Over this five day course James will guide you up an array of wonderfully satisfying routes all within the majestically, peaceful Torridon area. We rarely see other climbers out on these crags. The climbing throughout this week will be graded from Diff to VS.
⭐5 May 2025 to 9 May 2025 – ONLY TWO SPACES

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⛰TORRIDON HARD ROCK CLIMBS
Join us in 2025 for our five day course. We will aim to undertake a truly inspirational selection of climbs graded between VS to E2, all within the Torridon area.
⭐28 Apr 2025 to 3 May 2025 – ONLY TWO SPACES

⛰Highlights Include:
✅Climb with James McHaffie
✅5 days of climbing with one of Britain’s best climbers in the Torridon Area.
✅ Personalised guiding experience with instruction as needed in the skills to enjoy this fantastic week of climbing.

Discover more about this once in a lifetime adventure:
🔗 CLASSIC ROCK - https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/courses/classic-climbs-with-james-mchaffie/
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11/01/2025

🏔️First Ascents, Four Star Routes and Glorious Winter Weather🏔️

It’s been another busy week for Ollie, instructing on our Intro to Winter Climbing course.

❄️On day one they climbed Lawson, Ling and Glover's Route on Beinn Eighe. A grade II route that is a fantastic intro to mixed winter climbing.

❄️The weather forecast for day two was challenging. Therefore, they stayed off the mountain tops and practiced snow craft; building snow anchors, snow bollards, bucket seats and buried axes. Along the way they bumped into the local SAIS avalanche forecaster, Heather.

❄️Day three they went into Coire Dubh Beag and climbed Hidden Chimney, another excellent grade II. Providing a great opportunity to practice placing ice screws on the first pitch, as well as an abseil at the end of the route.

❄️On day four, they headed to An Groban. Here one of the clients, David, did his very first winter lead. To make the experience extra special, it was a first ascent of a previously unclimbed grade II.

❄️On day five, the course was rounded off by climbing one of the few 4 star routes in Scotland, Poachers V 5 on Liathach. It is one of the best pitches of its kind in the country and provided a perfect route to finish the course.

10/12/2024

Ollie has been out guiding on the Skye Cuillin this week. On Sunday 8th December they headed over Sgurr nan Gillean, Am Bastier (abseiling down The King’s Cave Chimney) then went over Bruach na Frithe before descending. On Monday 9th December they headed up The Eag Dubh over Sgurr a’ Ghreadaidh and Sgurr na Banachdaich before heading down.

The Cuillin is incredibly well known for being a fantastic place to go in the summer. However, as you can see from these photos, it is equally as special in the winter. It really is a world class venue all year round. Snow conditions were great névé for the most part, with the odd patch of sun crust over windslab (these were mostly avoidable). Ice axe and crampons were clearly essential throughout.

Ollie has asked us to emphasise that going up The Eag Dubh in these winter conditions was particularly special. This feature is largely ignored in summer, but is definitely well worth exploring in winter.

06/12/2024

🏔Ollie was out guiding on Sgurr a’Ghreadaidh & Sgurr a’Mhadaidh in the Cuillin today (Friday 6th December).

❄It was snowing heavily on the summits at around mid-afternoon, falling on top of patches of older, firm snow. Ice axe and crampons were essential for the snow conditions.

🎄The atmosphere was perfect for Ollie’s afternoon mince pie. A fantastic day out on The Isle of Skye.

06/12/2024

🏔INTRO TO WINTER MOUNTAINEERING COURSE🏔
Do you want to progress from a winter walker to a winter mountaineer?
Join us in Torridon, in the Highlands of Scotland. Our expert instructors will teach you all the skills needed to allow you to progress into challenging and exhilarating ridges and routes. Well beyond the proficiency of a winter walker.

✔️What’s Covered: Using Crampons and Ice axe, Navigation, Avalanche Awareness, Movement on Steep Terrain, Using Harnesses, Tying Knots, Belaying, Placing Gear, Building Rock and Snow Anchors.

🙋Who For: People who are already confident walking in the mountains in winter and who are looking to begin progressing in to more challenging terrain. Those keen to learn ropework skills and techniques to keep themselves safe on steeper or more exposed mountainous areas.

📆2025 COURSE DATES:
13th to 17th January 2025 – Last 3 spaces

For more information head to: https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/courses/winter-mountaineering/

28/11/2024

❄Today Ollie was out climbing with Charlie in absolutely stunning weather. ❄

They headed up, the infrequently climbed, Resurrection. This is a grade III 4, 3 star route in the Fannichs, near Ullapool in The North West Highlands of Scotland. It is also featured in the book “Cold Climbs: The Great Snow and Ice Climbs of the British Isles”. Despite the incredible weather and equally incredible climb, they did not see another soul all day.

The snow conditions were excellent, good névé with the odd shallow patch of wind slab requiring some care. They took the right-hand variant to start, as the bottom icefall was too lean for screws. Higher up the ice was in condition and provided some amazing climbing. This is a fantastic route in an awesome setting, and despite being very early in the season, it provided an excellent day out.

22/11/2024

❄Liathach, for the last time this week, before a change in the weather tomorrow. Today, Ollie guided a client up a new route near Toll a’Meitheach, it was around grade III 4.

Plan A had been to climb on Pyramid Buttress but the chest deep snow made the walk-in too arduous. So instead, they explored a new route lower down, which provided a great alternative. Definitely huge amounts of snow for November on Liathach today.

22/11/2024

❄Ollie was out guiding on Liathach yesterday. 🏔
His plan was to head up The South Ridge of Mullach an Rathain, as this client has already successfully completed the classic Liathach Traverse. Large volumes of snow made conditions underfoot extremely arduous and slow going. The weather was equally challenging, with increasing risks from the lightning. So the mutual decision was made to head down earlier than planned. It still made for a fantastic adventure on one of the UK's most glorious mountains.

20/11/2024

❄️Ollie was out guiding a Classic Liathach Traverse yesterday. This is considered by many mountaineers as one of the greatest mountains in Scotland. The weather was very reasonable throughout the day. The conditions underfoot were challenging. Large amounts of fresh snow have fallen on already frozen terrain, making crampons and ice axe essential.

🏔️A Liathach Traverse is exactly the type of mountaineering adventure that our clients on our Intro to Winter Mountaineering courses would like to be able achieve independently. We have courses running throughout the winter, or can arrange bespoke dates for small private groups:

📆2025 Open Course Dates
13 Jan 2025 to 17 Jan 2025 Spaces
18 Jan 2025 to 19 Jan 2025 Full
20 Jan 2025 to 24 Jan 2025 Spaces
8 Feb 2025 to 9 Feb 2025 Full
10 Feb 2025 to 14 Feb 2025 Full
17 Feb 2025 to 21 Feb 2025 Spaces
3 Mar 2025 to 7 Mar 2025 Spaces
8 Mar 2025 to 9 Mar 2025 Spaces
10 Mar 2025 to 14 Mar 2025 Spaces

🔗For more information visit: https://www.climbtorridon.co.uk/category/winter/

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