World’s Best Treks – 100 to 51
Everest Base Camp. Kilimanjaro. Appalachian Trail. Tour du Mont Blanc. What IS the best trek in the world? That’s the million-dollar question we set out to answer with the launch of our first ever Top 100 Treks poll…
Top 10 Scottish Winter Ridges
Paul Lewis introduces some of the best Scottish ridges to try in winter
The Club: A Year Inside The Scottish Drytooling Club
A film about the growing drytooling scene in Scotland
Q&A: Craig Mathieson of The Polar Academy
We talk to the founder of The Polar Academy, Craig Mathieson, about the affects its programme has on the lives of young people…
The ‘Black Art’ of Scrambling, Part 1
In the first of a 2-part series, Alun Richardson discusses what constitutes scrambling terrain and covers grades, equipment and venues
Mont Blanc Italian Route
For a more ‘off-the-beaten-track’ experience on Mont Blanc, the Italian Route via the Gonella Hut takes some beating, says IFMGA Guide Ben Tibbetts
Preparing for glacial crossing
Preparation for glacier crossing should be meticulously prepared and rehearsed, so that no time is wasted either setting up the basic moving-together system or any of the techniques that may subseqently follow…
Ski mountaineering – packing your bag part 1
Here Mark is looking at what you should pack for a day out ski-touring in the Scottish hills.
Testing the snow pack
There are a number of tests that can be done to assess the state of the snow. None of these should be taken in isolation, but used to help build up a picture of what the snow conditions in that immediate area are likely to be…