A question for all you experienced mountaineers and walkers.
A few years ago, I was given a set of crampons and an ice axe and for one reason or another I've just not had the time to use them. I was hoping this winter would be the winter where I could get myself booked on a course or 2 and get up the hills top hone my winter skills
My question to you is how often do we get a January/winter up this hills like this one when it’s very mild with not a great amount of long lying snow? I was up Meall Buidhe (Glen Lyon) this week and there was next to nothing, even on the higher tops of the lawers range (from where i seen them anyway).
Are winters in the hills like this now or are they normally a bit "colder"/snowier? (I put cold in quotations because I know it is still very cold with wond chill etc. Certainly wasnt warm up Meall Buidhe
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I know there have been periods of certainly quite deep snow last Nov/Dec but it seems to have thawed away at a massive rate.