Neil Pratt - 93981

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Details

Date : 05/03/2016

Duration : 8+ hours

Style : Leader / Supervisor

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility

Wind : Strong wind

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Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Meall nan Tarmachan Meall nan Tarmachan - Meall Garbh

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Description

Winter Skills day with a group of 4 clients, using a journey to focus on using boots, movement in crampons, self-belaying with ice axe. We also spent a good bit of time discussing safe travel techniques, understanding the basics of snowpack formation and how the weather, particularly the wind, influences this.
Finished the day with a little bit of ice axe arrest practice, although conditions weren`t great for this as the snow was a bit soft.

Area : Glen Lyon to Glen Dochart & Loch Tay (Ben Lawers)

This area covers the peaks to the north and east of Crianlarich. Glen Lyon forms the northern boundary while the road from Crianlarich to Aberfeldy is the southern boundary. The Ben Lawers group in the east of this area includes seven separate peaks, all Munros, which are part of an impressive 12km ridge line. The western side of this area is generally lower and not as steep but does still home some a number of Munros. All major peaks above 600m are included in the mountains list. The area to the north is Loch Rannoch to Glen Lyon.

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