On High Hills is run by Mountaineering Instructor Jonty Mills. We offer mountain guiding and instruction throughout the Scottish Highlands. This blog is a diary of what we've been up to, whether work or play......
Friday, 29 December 2017
A wild winter's day-Winter Hillwalking skills day 3
For Emily's last day out with me we planned to look again at some specific skills. After yesterday's efforts a shorter day was called for, and we headed into Coire an t Sneachda. We looked at building emergency snow shelters, and had a go with the Bothy Bag---these can be lifesavers in winter. The weather was wilder than forecast with strong SE winds funnelling over the Cairngorm plateau; lots of new snow being deposited, with windslab forming readily. Plenty of spooky "shooting cracks" too, so check the avalanche forecast carefully and remain aware of which aspect and what gradient of slope you're heading onto!
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