Yet another amazing year. A massive thank-you to all the blog's authors, comment contributors, and readers! The blog's sixth year has been as active as ever with post authors travelling far and wide...
We thought another half day on the piste before going for a touring adventure would be a good idea, so we decided to go to Les Houches on Boxing Day.
The first day of our holiday in Scotland features no snow, but a lovely run in the Cairngorms...
We woke up late, again. Chamonix seems to do this to me. I blame it on the clear air and the snug warm apartment, but perhaps this time it was also because the streets were very quiet. Father Christmas had done his job and most people seemed to be pre-occupied in doors.
This year I've been lucky enough to have two birthday parties ...
Over the last couple of weeks the main topic of conversation here at Halley has been food ... do I forsee a Roman style banquet?
Fueled with enthusiasm from last weekends winter climbing, I was feeling psyched to get out again, all I needed was a partner and a plan...
Recently I decided to brush up my navigation.
I headed to the Cairngorms on Saturday with my friend Koon for our first winter climbs of the season...
