East Ridge of Beinn Chaoarainn

East Ridge of Beinn Chaorainn

The Scottish weather is up to it's old tricks. After more than a week of blue skies, freezing temperatures and light winds we woke to a gale from the east and blizzard conditions. We opted to climb Beinn Chaorainn by it's east ridge. By tackling each step directly we were able to tackle a variety of grade III ground leading directly to the summit. No views today and we kept the rope on to navigate across the plateau to the descent ridge. A very different experience to last Friday and the first day this winter I've had to wear my goggles. Today I was working for Adventure Peaks on a Climb Improvers / Everest preparation course.

East Ridge of Beinn Chaoarainn

Today I'll just let the photos speak for the final day of our Winter Mountaineering course. We climbed the East Ridge of Beinn Chaoarainn in almost alpine conditions for a brilliant finish to the week. This week I've been working for Adventure Peaks.