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An aide-mémoire. Mostly hiking & snowboarding in Scotland. Currently involved with @RoamResponsibly & @ProtectOurWintersUK

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Boiler Plate

Posted on 10th April 202129th December 2022

Boiler Plate conditions on lockdown mission No.7 at Glencoe Mountain, April ’21.

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, lockdown, mountain, snow, snowboarding, Spring

Crampons on

Posted on 2nd April 202129th December 2022

Lockdown Mission No.6. April ’21.
I hadn’t brought my snowshoes as there is no new snow since my last visit. So I used my crampons for the first time and hiked up Etive Glades.

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, lockdown, Scotland, Snowboard, snowboarding

The Snow Returns

Posted on 27th March 202129th December 2022

March ’21 Lockdown mission No. 6. Heavy snow gave me concerns about parking,. But the showers passed to leave a fresh untracked mountain just for me.

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, lockdown, mountain, Scotland, snow, Snowboard, snowboarding, Spring

Caught by the Fuzz

Posted on 21st March 202129th December 2022

The Government had started lifting the lockdown. Golf courses were opening, places of worship too. Why not the Ski Resorts?

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, lockdown, mountain, Scotland, snow, Snowboard, snowboarding, Spring

Lockdown Lift

Posted on 15th March 202129th December 2022

March 2021. A very full day of lockdown snowboarding & it was great to see so many of the Coe Crew.

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, lockdown, mountain, Scotland, Snowboard, snowboarding, Spring, Winter

Boot Pack Wind Pack

Posted on 13th March 202129th December 2022

Heavy snow deposition in blustery conditions for my 3rd lockdown strike mission.

Posted in SnowboardingTagged lockdown, mountain, Scotland, snow, snowshoes, Winter

Luss Hills Snowshoe Hike

Posted on 29th December 202014th November 2021

With the December 2020 lockdown preventing travel further afield I have been exploring closer to home on a snowshoe hike with my snowboard.

Posted in Campaign, Outdoors, Snowboarding, StoriesTagged Columbia, hiking, influencer, local, lockdown, Scotland, snowboarding, sponsor, Winter

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