Day one – Sunday
Our First Journey day!
“On Sunday we hiked
up towards Buachaille Etive Beag, before turning and heading towards Stob Coire
Raineach, learning the basic skills of walking in snow, using crampons and ice
axes. Overall it took 5-7 hours, in snow and poor visibility the higher we got
up, as well as moderate wind that seem stronger due to the snow and cold. One
each took different turns in leading the group and practicing how to walk in
snow as it’s different to walking normally. I learnt so many skills for the
first time that first day and really enjoyed the day, I know that the others
did too.”
-Marianne Wilson
Day two – Monday
Our 2nd Journey day!
“For me, Monday was one of the main highlights of the
unforgettable trip, we were all pretty equip and knew how to use our crampons
and ice axes by then. We also knew how to judge the weather and make sensible
decisions on what to do. The instructors kindly gave us the choice of journey
or skills, we all choose a journey and it definitely payed of! The scenery was
truly stunning, we all agreed that we couldn’t believe that there was that kind
of scenery in the UK, and one of our instructors said that many of her clients
say that too!. But it truly was breath taking.
We also got to do a lot of scrambling with
crampons on, allowing us to use them on rocky terrain and crags. We led the
group one by one helping our leadership skills, focusing on our pacing and
keeping the group together (as well as checking up on everyone using
encouraging language when needed).
We all reached the summit of 1115 m (Stob Coire nan Lochan),
this was a huge accomplishment, we all felt very proud of each other and had a
great team spirit. For most of us it was the highest peak we’ve reached so far
and has inspired us to want to accomplish more and more in our spare time. The good weather also made us feel very
lucky! Which carried on throughout the week.”
-Gabrielle Smith
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