Glen Coe gives a wealth of winter climbing opportunities of all grades and styles, something indeed for everyone. The cliffs are also, in the main, easily accessible which means they can become very popular. This area also includes the winter climbs on the mountains south of Glen Coe in Glen Etive, and on hills more southerly still but north of the A85 Oban road (notably Ben Cruachan). Also included are the hills of Appin and Ballachuilish, the dry tooling of Ballachuilish bridge, and the winter climbs in Ardgour (notably Garbh Bheinn).
Big day out with my partner Jill. First winter climb she had done in a while so "guided" a few sections but predominantly soloed. We traversed East to West, abseiled (had a 60m half rope) down the first tricky descent but otherwise climbed the rest of the ridge. Lots of deep powder on the approach and powder on slabby rock made for slow progress through the day. Jill's foot was playing up by the end so a slow descent down to the Clachaig Inn. Managed to get a hitch back to the start pretty quickly from a climber heading South who'd just done Cornucopia that day!
