Ballachulish

We arrived at the Ballachulish hotel in Glen Coe, our base for the week, around 5pm today. (http://www.ballachulishhotel.com/)

Worryingly the snow cover on the surrounding hills looks very lean and we are both a little concerned about how much winter mountaineering experience we will actually get this week.

We met up with our instructor, Clive Roberts, for a pre-course briefing and equipment check. Clive's unassuming nature hides both his depth of experience and his laconic Irish wit. He has recently returned from successfully leading a group of Adventure Peaks clients to the summit of Kilimanjaro (5,895m)