{"id":20557,"date":"2020-02-28T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=20557"},"modified":"2020-02-28T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T14:00:47","slug":"winter-conditions-alert-for-mountaineers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/winter-conditions-alert-for-mountaineers\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter conditions alert for mountaineers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With winter conditions at last established in Scotland\u2019s mountains, Mountaineering Scotland is reminding hillgoers not to get carried away by excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a winter\nwhich has been characterised by warmer than usual temperatures and\nlack of good snow, many keen hill walkers, climbers and ski tourers\nare eager to get out into the white stuff and make the most of the\npleasures of the winter mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But experts have cautioned people to remember the golden rules of winter mountaineering: be prepared, be equipped and check conditions before you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heather Morning,\nMountain Safety Adviser for Mountaineering Scotland, said \u201cPeople\nare understandably excited now that proper winter conditions seem to\nhave finally settled in \u2013 I\u2019m looking forward to getting some\ngreat quality mountain days myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut don\u2019t\nlet that excitement overrule your hill sense. There has been a lot of\nfresh snow and a lot of wind, which creates often complex situations\nregarding avalanche risks on different parts of the mountains, so it\nis absolutely essential that you pay close attention to the advice\nfrom the Scottish Avalanche Information Service at www.sais.gov.uk<\/a>\nas well as a good mountain-specific weather forecast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week has\nseen over 50 UK and international winter climbers busy on Scotland\u2019s\nicy cliffs and gullies and avalanche risk has been one of the main\nconsiderations each evening when planning which routes to go for the\nfollowing day. Some long-cherished goals have been put to one side as\napproach-routes to some of the cliffs have been at risk of avalanche,\nwith the old rule at the front of everyone\u2019s minds: \u201cThe\nmountains will always be there: the trick is to make sure that you\nare too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also Walkhighlands’ winter safety<\/a> page, developed in conjunction with Mountaineering Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With winter conditions at last established in Scotland\u2019s mountains, Mountaineering Scotland is reminding hillgoers not to get carried away by excitement. After a winter which has been characterised by warmer than usual temperatures and lack of good snow, many keen hill walkers, climbers and ski tourers are eager to get out into the white stuff and make the most of the pleasures of the winter mountains. But experts have cautioned people to remember the golden rules of winter mountaineering: be prepared, be equipped and check conditions before you go. Heather Morning, Mountain Safety Adviser for Mountaineering Scotland, said \u201cPeople are…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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