http://www.gofurtherscotland.co.uk/index.htmlclimbing, mountain walking and scrambling in North West Scotlandenwww.gofurtherscotland.co.ukCopyright 2007 go further Scotland2010-03-03T15:09:10+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:32:32 +0000www.gofurtherscotland.co.ukWinterMountain Rescue2010-03-03T15:09:10+00:00http://www.gofurtherscotland.co.uk/page30/files/3e2b3e913a22a1cd98abcc3da58dc1b0-43.html#unique-entry-id-43http://www.gofurtherscotland.co.uk/page30/files/3e2b3e913a22a1cd98abcc3da58dc1b0-43.html#unique-entry-id-43

This great shot was taken in mid-February during Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team training on Beinn Dearg. Not only does it give a good impression of the scale of this peak it also shows the extraordinary dyke that runs from the tip of the North West Ridge (in the distance) to close to the summit. The drystane dyke, often built with huge blocks, is between 3 and 5 feet high in places but only the top-most layer of blocks were visible above the snow. Just after these pictures were taken the weather turned colder again and, in the second half of the month, another huge fall of snow took the snow line back to sea level and it has remained there since.

The picture below includes ‘Skye’ - a local member of the Search and Rescue Dog Association.

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In the first half of the month we found ourselves on Slioch - just north of Loch Maree (in the distance in the picture above with Torridon in the background). Here the group are just hitting the snow line at about 1500 feet.



Later that week we moved south to Torridon where this picture was taken of the the main Beinn Eighe ridge from the Liathach ridge. For more details on Torridon see here.



Liathach is a special mountain at any time of the year but, combined with An Teallach and Beinn Eighe, can there be a better series of winter summits to aim for on the Scottish mainland?

Another great day out is to tackle the Black Carls on the Beinn Eighe Ridge - one of the best Wester Ross scrambles and, in the winter, a great mountaineering adventure. Here the group is heading onto the main ridge...



...and here (below) we are heading towards the start of the Carls.

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This shot (above) shows evening light on Carnmore Crag on the way into Carnmore and the picture below shows the famous Carnmore bothy. Not the best bothy in the area, but one of the best locations in the whole of the Northern Highlands for climbing and mountain walking.





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Truly incredible winter conditions started early in Wester Ross and hardly changed through to mid-January. This picture looks directly south into the sun just after the shortest day of 2009 just after Christmas. In the middle is An Teallach’s Sgurr Fiona with the pinnacled ridge running to the left and the Western ridge on the right. Conditions were heavy going during this spell with a lot of fresh snow and little consolidation. ]]>