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| Zak & Eva on their first taste of winter |
There had been a fresh sprinkling of overnight snow and much colder temperatures. The Cairngorms definitely felt a bit more like winter today. Zak & Eva were out on An introduction to winter hillwalking with me today. We covered lots of skills despite the spread snow cover. Amongst the many essentials we covered today:
Route choice and weather forecasts
Avalanche awareness
Step cutting
Plenty of cramponing and axe techniques
Navigation
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| Fresh sprinkling of snow above 700m |
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| Rime ice returns |
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| Lunchtime in the shelter |
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| Hard, old frozen snow |
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| Navigation |
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| Poor visibility high up |
The plateau was definitely looking better than just a day or two ago. Only a light coverage of snow but with lots of rime ice and a string, cold wind it was more like a January day.
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| Icy fingers |
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| Cloud clearing later |
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| Old snow, new snow |
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| Beauty in the cold |
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| Monochrome views |
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