White snow walk

At the end of last week I was out with the Glenmore Lodge Winter Mountain Leader Assessment party on expedition. We went up to the area above Glen Feshie in snow showers but improving weather and improved some existing snow holes. On the second day we had clear and sunny weather so after a few hours back at the holes we began a long walk out navigating as we went. Underfoot higher up we had deep soft snow but lower down this was a hard icey crust which made for some very heavy going.

 Snowy walk in

 The way behind

 Planning the way ahead

 Sgor Gaoith

 Light winds on the windy peak today

 Happy snowholers

 Hole village

 Phil happy in his hole

 A day in the sun

 Lots of wind sculpted snow in re-entrants

 Blue skies

 A white desert

 On the move

 Heavy going underfoot

 Glen Einich below

 Avoiding the deepest snow

 Tracks

 A great white plain

 Navigation

 A brew at lunchtime

 Spot the team?

 Planning a route avoiding avalanche prone slopes

 Back to the holes

Night nav.