Glencoe Mountain resort Today (Saturday) was the day for the Bangers & Slash banked slalom at Glencoe. I’d to told most people I know that I planned to enter. Mainly to prevent myself from backing out. The last ‘fun’ race I entered, I ended up smashing my coccyx and walking like a cowboy for 6 […]
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Day 8: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain resort The forecast for Glencoe Mountain Resort ran true and the day was cold and dry, maybe just below zero, but warm in the sun. No wind to speak of. Sun shone all day with morning light hitting the East Ridge then moving around the back the mountain during the day. The snow […]
Day 5: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort I spent the night in the car ready for another great snow day on Friday at Glencoe. The Glencoe digger and piste basher were working through the wee hours trying their best to clear the car park and access road. I had breakfast while waiting on John who’s driving up for his […]
Day 3: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort I’d car camped after spending an evening in Fort William and I awoke to frosted windows (on the inside) and a deflated sleeping mat. The rose-tinted mountain views made up for any discomfort. I parked in the top carpark at Glencoe, grabbed some food and made for the access chairlift. A fine […]
Calamity on Cruachan
Where to? We had been planning a good hill walk for a while. Becoming less sociable in our old age, it’s always difficult to organise activities beyond yourself. But four of us managed to get out for a weekend, the plan was to do a hill, maybe a ridge and stay overnight in Oban. The […]