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23
Nov
23rd November 2024

Identify Winter Boots

There are many different brands, types and colours of boots out there and in certain discount outdoor stores you might even not get the right advise. You can always check out the manufacturer’s website. Quite a lot of them tell you what B Rating they have and/or you can fit crampons. However, sometimes you might...
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01
Nov
1st November 2024

Ready for the Winter Season

There is already the occasional dump of snow in the hills. So far it’s just a dusting at the summits but soon it will be a more consistent snow covering. All the winter tools have been polished and we are ready for this coming season. As usual we start in early January and go all...
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01
Feb
1st February 2024

Food and Drink when Winter Mountaineering

Over the years I have seen and used many different types of food while in the hills in winter. Some worked well and some food like sandwiches I have just carried around and wasn’t able to eat because of the weather. Here is a list of a few things that always work even if the...
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13
Dec
13th December 2023

New member of the Team

Sastrugi is the newest member of the Unexplored Scotland team. She is a young Alaskan Malador (Malamute/Labrador cross). She loves making new friends and playing in the snow and with her many toys. To start with she will fill the role of snow specialist on our winter skills courses. I hope that everyone on our...
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13
Dec
13th December 2023

Start of Avalanche Service 2023/24

The avalanche service for winter 2023/24 has now started. The first human-triggered avalanche for the season has already been reported last week. Fortunately, there have been no victims on this occasion. For more information on the avalanche service follow the link below. Home
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22
Feb
22nd February 2023

Winter is Back

There has been plenty of snow early in the season (December to mid-January), which created a good base for any winter sport. Unfortunately, in the last 3 weeks there hasn’t been much new snow but what snow there is available is actually excellent snow. This meant that I was always able to run a good...
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17
Feb
17th February 2023

Still Some Winter Around

After an excellent start to the season in mid-December with a lot of snow and extensive periods of sub-zero temperatures we started having an unseasonable mild period from mid-January. The bad news is that a lot of the cosmetic snow has fizzled away in the last few weeks. The good news is that there is...
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19
Dec
19th December 2022

Fantastic Early Season Conditions

Had a wee wander up towards Coire An T-Sneachda. It is great to see a good snow cover this early in the season. Thinking of recent winters, this would have to be the best start we had in about 8 years. It was pretty hard going because all the snow was still very powdery and...
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08
Dec
8th December 2022

Winter has started

Winter has started now and snow is well on its way in the Scottish mountains. Let’s hope this winter season will be great with plenty of snow and some winter fun. Look at our winter skills courses to ensure you are well-prepared for the forthcoming season. We offer courses all the way from early January...
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12
Oct
12th October 2022

Blue Scotland Book

Unexplored Scotland got a mentioning in the Blue Scotland book by Mollie Hughes. I took her and Rachel Keenan out sea kayaking last year in July and the book has been released in September this year. It’s a fantastic book about using the waters in Scotland for wild swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding and surfing. There...
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