Alpha Mountaineering - The Alpha Blog At Alpha Mountaineering we offer all aspects of mountaineering in the Scottish hills. We provide instruction and guiding on walking, scrambling and climbing courses. We are out mountaineering in Scotland both in summer and winter. http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk Thursday 17th May 2012 Full winter conditions on Skye today Bruce and I traversed Clach Glas today in very wintery conditions... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.223047 -6.085653 Wednesday 16th May 2012 Sunshine and snowflakes on Skye Today saw a brief ridge of high pressure give us sunshine in the morning... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.206501 -6.184788 Tuesday 15th May 2012 A wintery day in the Black Cuillin Here on Skye we had more wintery weather with snow and graupel showers... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.247387 -6.211395 Monday 14th May 2012 Sunshine and showers on Skye Today I was out with Bruce on Skye... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.241443 -6.096983 Monday 7th May 2012 A Wintery Weekend in Lochaber Over the weekend I had a great time out climbing with Steve and Kath... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 56.79964 -5.00524 Monday 30th April 2012 A beautiful weekend of weather in the highlands The weekend gave us 2 glorious days of high pressure sunshine and clear skies ... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.74500 -5.59302 Sunday 15th April 2012 Great time at Goat Crag Yesterday Rich, Ian, Tess and I had a great day on Goat Crag in Gruinard Bay... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.86371 -5.43399 Sunday 1st April 2012 Trad and Sport on Deeside Rich and I headed east today to savour the delights of the Pass of Ballater... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.06044 -3.04302 Tuesday 27th March 2012 Sunny rock climbing in the north west highlands Today Mike and I headed to Stac Pollaidh to climb on the South Face... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 58.04402 -5.20872 Sunday 18th March 2012 Cold but sunny rock climbing in the Cairngorms Willie and I were out rock climbing in the Cairngorms the last 2 days... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.09928 -3.65049 Thursday 15th March 2012 Warm and spring like in the Northern Corries With a forecast for rain in the west we headed east today... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.10620 -3.66384 Wednesday 14th March 2012 North East Buttress in the cloud Ian and I climbed another classic Ben Nevis Ridge today... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 56.79664, -4.99749 Monday 12th March 2012 Climbing Tower Ridge into the sunshine Today I was out with Ian on Tower Ridge... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 56.79781, -5.00663 Friday 9th March 2012 A return to winter in the north west highlands Over the last week I have been working in the North West Highlands... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.51203 -5.40018 Thursday 23rd February 2012 Warm, windy and wet in the North West Highlands For the last 3 days the temperatures have been very unlike winter... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.55611 -5.49611 Monday 20th February 2012 Winter Climbing course in the North West Highlands Yesterday was a great winter day after Saturday's snow down to sea level... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.58528 -5.43727 Thursday 16th February 2012 Mountaineering skills in the Cairngorms We had a great day of mountaineering with Richard, Bryony and Abby... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.10775 -3.67208 Wednesday 15th February 2012 Wet, windy and mild Today I was out with Richard, Bryony and Abby in the Cairngorms... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.11241 -3.65974 Friday 10th February 2012 Another mild day with some sunshine I was working on the last day of a mountaineering course... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.12116 -3.63313 Thursday 9th February 2012 Mild and melting in the Cairngorms The last 2 days have been very mild and the snow is melting rapidly... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.10591 -3.67175 Tuesday 7th February 2012 Sunny but cold and windy in the Cairngorms I was working on the second day of the winter mountaineering course... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.10660 -3.69085 Monday 6th February 2012 A beautiful sunny still winters day Today I was working on a winter mountaineering course... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.10658 -3.65899 Sunday 5th February 2012 A mixed day of rain, hail and a few dry moments Rich, Gaz and I headed to the Torridonian Sandstone boulders today... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.54294 -5.49434 Saturday 4th February 2012 Milder air moving into the UK After the last week of blue skies, sunshine and freezing temperatures... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.55953 -4.51683 Monday 30th January 2012 Exploring Creagan Cha-no This great little crag has only really been properly developed in the last year or so... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.13784 -3.62494 Sunday 29th January 2012 Much windier and colder in the hills today I was out today with another University Mountaineering Club... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.10551 -3.67132 Saturday 28th January 2012 A very calm day in the Cairngorms Today I was working with a team from the Aberdeen University... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.11059 -3.67106 Monday 23rd January 2012 Cold, white and wintery Today I was climbing with Mike and we did Aqualung in Coire an Lochain... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.10311 -3.67996 Sunday 22nd January 2012 Winter Skills in the Cairngorms Over the weekend I have been out in the Cairngorms working... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.11401 -3.66114 Sunday 15th January 2012 High Pressure and a temperature inversion Today I was working with Tom, Nicola, Jenny, Jed and Nicola on a winter skills course... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.13144 -3.62631 Saturday 7th January 2012 Brief blizzards and considerable buffeting While Fran and Verity experienced their first winter climbing... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.11192 -3.66955 Friday 6th January 2012 Warm and windy on the hills Today I was back out with Verity and Fran... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.10686 -3.66783 Thursday 5th January 2012 Wild and wintery in the Cairngorms Today I was in the Cairngorms with Verity and Fran... http://www.alphamountaineering.co.uk/conditions/conditionsPage.html 57.11920 -3.65930