CHASING THE EPHEMERAL: SCOTTISH WINTER CLIMBS (MICA)

Being in the right place at the right time is critical when Scottish Winter Climbing. This guide will help you make the right choices, with 50 climbs to put on your hit-list, mostly in the Grade III to VI range, specifically selected to match a variety of Scottish conditions. Each climb is supported by a map and topo, with access and descent details, route description, optimum conditions and top tips. Climbs include well-known classics and lesser-known gems. There are suggestions for more than 200 alternative routes from Grade II to Grade VII. Detailed overviews are included of approaches and descents on Ben Nevis with North Face panorama and map and summit descent bearings. There is also the largest ever collection of photographs of Scottish Winter Climbers in action!