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The forecast was not ideal: despite the sun, the wind would be blasting across the summit of Ben Nevis at 55mph, not conducive to climbing. Plan A was Tower Scoop into Good Friday climb – supposedly a lovely link-up of two fantastic ice routes. On the walk in – we were surprised and somewhat disappointed…

The Ben is a mountain of two sides. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists make the slog up the benign and boring tourist track – a wide path, never steep, and of minimal interest to the climber. The North Face feels entirely different – home to the biggest cliffs in the UK and some…

The weather in Val Di Mello had so far been sub-optimal, with frequent afternoon thunderstorms limiting the potential for any climbing. Nevertheless – we journeyed up to the Allievi Rifugio to spend the night. The first objective for the day had been sopping wet – so our eyes turned to Guronsan – a ‘well equipped’…

The thaw over the last week had decimated almost all the remaining snow – leaving the Northern Corries depressingly black. A brief midweek snow had revived things a little, and put things just about into condition. Psyche was high – with good weather and uni work cast aside, we journeyed up to Aviemore on Friday…

Piz Badile is a mountain I’ve wanted to climb for a long time. Routes like the Cassin and the North Ridge tackle such inspiring features no self-respecting climber could resist their pull. The South Face of the Badile, although less dramatic and smaller in scale, still stands 500m high and is home to some dramatic…