University of Bristol Mountaineering Club

3rd-10th January 2003

Scotland (Northern Corries of Caringorm)

What a way to work off those christmas dinners! We saw the closest i have known to a perfect week of conditions, with the majority of the days being very cold and very clear. Awesome!

Highlights of the trip...
Being in the coldest place in britain (-18C), and having two of the cars overheat!
Aladions Mirror Direct being in nick and ascended by (almost) everyone and their marmott!
Avoiding Reindeer sniffing.
Si's Ribenna bottle remaining hygenic throughout.
Timmy.
Si taking a 25m lead fall (his first)
Ally finally discovering his limit on Stirling Bomber!

Thanks to kev, bex and rich for the photos.

The ten hour minibus trip was as fun as normal...
...but a snowball fight the next day soon raised everyone's spirits!
Some extreme roly-poly-ing was also entered into, for purely scientific reasons.
The first day or two most people spent guiding...

Ice Superstar Graeme Ettle (nice jacket), lev, Zoe, Jill and Naomi

Jill looking warm...
Levern

Marvin seconding Aladins Mirror direct with only one tool!
..and he can ski too!

Kev
Naomi burrying her axes. Like that'll hold a fully-fattened mountaineer...

Si taking over the Bornstar's role as club model...
...and again.
The hut got a little crowded at times, but then we like that sort of thing!

Timmy seconding Goat Track Gully
Timmy having finished goat Track Gully.

Ally having a stirling time...
...and finding novell ways to avoid neck-and-footing his way up!

Gareth starting Aladin's Mirror Direct...
...and again seconding Red Gully.

The Vent.
A pretty morning (Tom and Amy are the central set of dots!)

Sahar, guide, Cormac and Timmy
Bex

Bex again
 

Mike Leading Alladins Mirror Direct

Ruth (?) seconding it.

The Minibus Crew.

Timmy on the last night...

Unfortunately, the UBMC groupies had their way, and a large proportion of the trip decided to spend a (rest) day skiing. Not real mountaineering, but if Marvin participated it must be ok!
 
 
Bex, Bornstar, Sahar, Cormac, Zoe, Timmy, Jill, Ruth, Si, Lev and Marvin.
(Kev is behind the camera)

The rest of the trip (not skiing!) was...
Amy, Piers, Cath, Rich, Barry, Tom, Gareth, Naomi, Matt, Mike, Ally, Em and Ali tart.

If i've forgotten anyone - sorry! Let me know and i'll add you.