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Scotland"><img width="1050" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_2660.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-slideshow-image size-slideshow-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>Three fantastic winter days in Scotland</em></p> </li> <li class="slide" style="max-height: 400px;"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/03/17/ben-nevis-point-five-gully/" title="Ben Nevis, Point Five Gully"><img width="1050" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0048.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-slideshow-image size-slideshow-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>Ben Nevis, Point Five Gully</em></p> </li> </ul> </div> <article id="post-34064" class="post-34064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ornithology category-rock-climbing tag-puffin tag-weather"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/30/mingulay-washout/" rel="bookmark">Mingulay Washout</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/30/' rel='bookmark'>Monday, 30th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/' rel='bookmark'>September</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/' rel='bookmark'>2024</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/30/mingulay-washout/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC1283.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Mingulay Washout" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC1283.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC1283.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC1283.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">After last year’s amazing trip to Pabbay we thought we’d follow that up with a trip to Mingulay for more awesome climbing on another mythical uninhabited island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides…</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/nature/ornithology/" rel="category tag">Ornithology</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/rock-climbing/" rel="category tag">Rock 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src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/peter/">Pete</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-33426" class="post-33426 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-camping category-open-water-swimming-swimming-water-sports category-rock-climbing tag-barra tag-birds tag-bonxie tag-castlebay tag-coast-guard tag-dolphin tag-lifeboat tag-orca tag-oyster-catcher tag-rescue tag-ringed-plover tag-rnli"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2023/06/12/pabbay/" rel="bookmark">Pabbay</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2023/06/12/' rel='bookmark'>Monday, 12th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2023/06/' rel='bookmark'>June</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2023/' rel='bookmark'>2023</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2023/06/12/pabbay/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_5424.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Pabbay" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_5424.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_5424.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_5424.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">We’ve been looking forward to and fearing our trip to Pabbay, a remote and uninhabited tiny island off Scotland in the Bishop Isles, in varyingly different amounts for some time…</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/camping/" rel="category tag">Camping</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/water-sports/swimming-water-sports/open-water-swimming-swimming-water-sports/" rel="category tag">Open Water Swimming</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/rock-climbing/" rel="category tag">Rock Climbing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a 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class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/peter/">Pete</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-25490" class="post-25490 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rock-climbing category-sailing category-scrambling"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2015/05/17/scottish-sailing-climbing/" rel="bookmark">Scottish Sailing & Climbing</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2015/05/17/' rel='bookmark'>Sunday, 17th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2015/05/' rel='bookmark'>May</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2015/' rel='bookmark'>2015</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2015/05/17/scottish-sailing-climbing/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_0167.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Scottish Sailing & Climbing" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_0167.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_0167.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_0167.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">I’m just back from a week on a CC meet in Scotland based on a sail boat. The aim being to sail to some Scottish islands and sample the rock climbing using the boat as our accommodation…</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/rock-climbing/" rel="category tag">Rock Climbing</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/water-sports/sailing/" rel="category tag">Sailing</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/scrambling/" rel="category tag">Scrambling</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Scotland.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Scotland' title='View all posts from Scotland' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'>Scotland</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=25490" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=25490" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2015/05/17/scottish-sailing-climbing/#comments">2 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Scottish Sailing & Climbing</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/peter/">Pete</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-24599" class="post-24599 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canoeing tag-camping-2 tag-flag tag-midges"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/06/10/scottish-canoeing-balquhidder/" rel="bookmark">Scottish Canoeing – Balquhidder</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/06/10/' rel='bookmark'>Tuesday, 10th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/06/' rel='bookmark'>June</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/' rel='bookmark'>2014</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/06/10/scottish-canoeing-balquhidder/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/P1030257.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Scottish Canoeing - Balquhidder" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/P1030257.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/P1030257.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/P1030257.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">We’ve been looking forward to the multi-day canoeing trip in Scotland with our friends Paul and Lisa for ages. We’d planned the trip back in February and this past weekend we finally set off on our new adventure.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/water-sports/canoeing/" rel="category tag">Canoeing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/camping-2/" rel="tag">camping</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/flag/" rel="tag">flag</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/midges/" rel="tag">Midges</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Scotland.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Scotland' title='View all posts from Scotland' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'>Scotland</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=24599" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=24599" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/06/10/scottish-canoeing-balquhidder/#comments">4 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Scottish Canoeing – Balquhidder</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/peter/">Pete</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-24193" class="post-24193 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ice-climbing category-mountain-climbing"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/21/worth-a-punt/" rel="bookmark">Worth a punt?</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/21/' rel='bookmark'>Tuesday, 21st</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/' rel='bookmark'>January</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/' rel='bookmark'>2014</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/21/worth-a-punt/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SC-Gully-2.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Worth a punt?" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SC-Gully-2.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SC-Gully-2.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SC-Gully-2.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">There’s a lot of guesswork involved in Scottish winter climbing. Making decisions about where to go, and whether conditions will be amenable to climbing. It’s been even more of a gamble this year, with a lot of stormy, wet and much milder conditions than we’ve been used to in recent years.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/ice-climbing/" rel="category tag">Ice Climbing</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/mountain-climbing/" rel="category tag">Mountaineering</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Scotland.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Scotland' title='View all posts from Scotland' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'>Scotland</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=24193" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=24193" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/21/worth-a-punt/#comments">3 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Worth a punt?</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9a1a65e12571a7eacfebfea5bd26da91?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9a1a65e12571a7eacfebfea5bd26da91?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/elsie/">Elsie</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-24136" class="post-24136 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mountain-climbing"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/13/shadow-buttress-a/" rel="bookmark">Shadow Buttress A</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/13/' rel='bookmark'>Monday, 13th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/' rel='bookmark'>January</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/' rel='bookmark'>2014</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/13/shadow-buttress-a/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DSCF9583.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Shadow Buttress A" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DSCF9583.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DSCF9583.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DSCF9583.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">Last weekend I climbed Yukon Jack in Coire an T-Sneachda with Adrian. It was a nice climb to start the winter climbing season. But this weekend, we wanted to get away from the crowds and head somewhere different. The weather looked better in the East, so we thought Lochnagar might be a good alternative.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/mountain-climbing/" rel="category tag">Mountaineering</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Scotland.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Scotland' title='View all posts from Scotland' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'>Scotland</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=24136" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a 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decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/crag.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 130w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/crag.jpg?zoom=2&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/crag.jpg?zoom=3&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 390w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">With all the dry weather we decided we really needed to take advantage and drive up to the Scottish mountains.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/rock-climbing/" rel="category tag">Rock Climbing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/bbq/" rel="tag">bbq</a> <a 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</footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-22459" class="post-22459 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ice-climbing tag-aonach-mor tag-ben-nevis tag-creag-meagaidh tag-easter"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/04/01/three-fantastic-winter-days-in-scotland/" rel="bookmark">Three fantastic winter days in Scotland</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/04/01/' rel='bookmark'>Monday, 1st</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/04/' rel='bookmark'>April</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/04/01/three-fantastic-winter-days-in-scotland/"><img width="130" height="130" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_2660.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Three fantastic winter days in Scotland" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_2660.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 130w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_2660.jpg?zoom=2&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_2660.jpg?zoom=3&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 390w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">We’ve just had three fantastic winter days in Scotland. Blue sky, hardly any wind, and lots and lots of ice.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/ice-climbing/" rel="category tag">Ice Climbing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/aonach-mor/" rel="tag">Aonach Mor</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/ben-nevis/" rel="tag">Ben Nevis</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/creag-meagaidh/" rel="tag">Creag Meagaidh</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/easter/" rel="tag">Easter</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Scotland.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Scotland' title='View all posts from Scotland' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'>Scotland</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22459" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22459" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/04/01/three-fantastic-winter-days-in-scotland/#comments">8 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Three fantastic winter days in Scotland</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/263a8a5d95c0bd0dccde64b532cb71ee?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/263a8a5d95c0bd0dccde64b532cb71ee?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/laetitia/">Laetitia</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-22297" class="post-22297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ice-climbing tag-ben-nevis tag-geo-tagged-photos tag-injuries"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/03/17/ben-nevis-point-five-gully/" rel="bookmark">Ben Nevis, Point Five Gully</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/03/17/' rel='bookmark'>Sunday, 17th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/03/' rel='bookmark'>March</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/03/17/ben-nevis-point-five-gully/"><img width="130" height="130" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0048.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Ben Nevis, Point Five Gully" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0048.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 130w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0048.jpg?zoom=2&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0048.jpg?zoom=3&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 390w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">Another night sleeping in the back of the car, another 4am alarm call, and another world-class classic Scottish winter route. 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href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/11/30/a-long-weekend-in-stockholm/">A long weekend in Stockholm</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/11/29/alpine-club-dinner/">Alpine Club Dinner & BBC Micros?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/11/29/haweswater-horseshoe/">Haweswater Horseshoe</a></li></ul> <p><strong>2008</strong></p> <ul class="archived-control" id="year-list"> <li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/12/06/a-day-out-with-an-old-friend/">A day out with an old friend</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/12/04/rainforest-meets-reef/">Rainforest meets Reef</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/12/01/glass-house-mountains/">Glass House Mountains</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/12/01/crikey-australia-zoo/">Crikey! Australia Zoo</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/11/30/ol6-complete/">OL6 complete</a></li></ul> <p><strong>2007</strong></p> <ul class="archived-control" id="year-list"> <li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/12/08/snow-on-the-fells/">Snow on the fells</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/12/07/el-potrero-chico/">El Potrero Chico</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/12/02/blencathra-in-the-clouds/">Blencathra in the clouds</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/12/02/sisters-in-town/">Sisters in Town</a></li></ul> <p><strong>2006</strong></p> <ul class="archived-control" id="year-list"> <li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/12/02/worcester-wonders/">Worcester Wonders?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/11/26/kelda-goes-walkabout-and-paul-gives-blood/">Kelda goes walkabout and Paul gives 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