I have been joined by Paul & Carlos for a 3 day winter mountaineering course. With a cat. 4 avalanche forecast, 70 mph winds, heavy snow and blizzards forecast the route choice was difficult! We headed for the East Ridge of Beinn a Chaorainn and had a great day out. It took a bit of wading to get to the route but fortunately there was a party ahead of us putting a trail in. The route itself was nicely sheltered from the wind and by sticking to the crest of the ridge we avoided the large accumulations of snow. The summit saw us looking at navigation skills for real in white out conditions. A great day that allowed lots of teaching of avalanche avoidance techniques, ropework for ridges, snow belays and navigation. It snowed heavily in frequent showers during the day and there was a strong Westerly wind with the freezing level around about 800m.
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