Scottish winter pictures

Here's a few pictures to be going on with of Scottish winter mountaineering and ice climbing pictures taken over the years in the Glen Coe / Fort William area. There's pictures of the following routes/areas:  Anaoch Mor; Left Twin, Right twin, Stob Coire nan Lochan,; Boomerang Gully, Forked Gulley, Stob Dearg / Buchaille Etive Mor; North Buttress, Curved Ridge.

Page 2 - Torridon

Page 3 - Cairngorms

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On the walk round to the west face on Anaoch Mor

Mike just about to abb into the abys on Anaoch Mor

Mike abseiling down Easy Gully, Anaoch Mor

Bottom of Easy Gully on Anaoch Mor

Bottom of Left Twin, Anaoch Mor

Me leading up the first pitch of Left Twin

Erol approaching the top belay of Left Twin Anaoch Mor

Last belay on Left Twin, Anaoch Mor

Me coming onto the last belay of Right Twin, Anaoch Mor

Simon on top of Anaoch Mor having spent the last two hours belaying Erol whilst he tunnelled through the cornice on Right Twin

Erol on the top of Anaoch Mor having just spent two hours tunnelling through the cornice on Right Twin

Erol and Richard on the buttress just to the right of Right Twin, Anaoch Mor E Face.  Photo by Chad.

Approaching start of North Buttress, Stob Dearg

North Buttress, Stob Dearg

North Buttress, Stob Dearg

North Buttress, Stob Dearg

Chad, North Buttress, Stob Dearg

Nick, Mark, James, start of North Buttress, Stob Dearg

Me, in a gale on top of Gearr Anaoch, Glen Coe

Mike.  A nice day for doing the Anaoch Eagach Ridge!

Erol approaching the top of Forked Gully (right hand), Stob Choire Nan Lochan, Glen Coe

Boomerang, Stob Coire Nan Lochan

Yours truly on Boomerang Gulley

Looking down Boomerang

Topping out from Boomerang.  Stob Coire Nan Locahn in the background

Erol, looking back at Glen Coe from Stob Coire Nan Lochan