TORRIDON WINTER WALKING FESTIVAL
Periodicity: annual
Location: Torridon, Applecross, Highlands, Scotland, UK
Time of the year: March
Duration: 3 days
Number of Walks: 8 walks
1st edition: 2012
2011 edition: 3rd - 5th March 2012
2011 edition programme: http://www.thetorridon.com/activities/Festprogramme
3rd March
Beinn Eighe
Hour: 8am
This amazing mountain offers some of the best winter walking anywhere in Scotland and is rightly our first mountain of the festival. This is not only a trip onto a stunning snowy mountain but it is also a trip into the winter wilderness that is the west coast of Scotland as part of the day will see you in Coire Mhic Fhearchair with the famous iced over triple buttress and uninterrupted views out towards Wester Ross.
Winter Skills Day
Hour: 8.30am
This day will cover all the essentials for winter mountaineering including ice axe arrest, walking in crampons and avalanche awareness. We will spend a stunning day in the Torridon wilderness with possibly the most amazing classroom to be working in with fully qualified Winter Mountain leaders as your teachers.
Hour: 8.30am
This day will cover all the essentials for winter mountaineering including ice axe arrest, walking in crampons and avalanche awareness. We will spend a stunning day in the Torridon wilderness with possibly the most amazing classroom to be working in with fully qualified Winter Mountain leaders as your teachers.
Circum navigation of Beinn na h-Eaglaise
Hour: 8.30am
For those who do not fancy the rigours of a day on a wintery mountain we have an amazing circular walk planned for this day. This walk will see you head out into the Torridon hills giving you the opportunity to explore this winter wonderland without having to get up high. You will spend your day walking through frozen glens and past frozen lochins with all this being achieved without the winter commitment of a hill climb.
3rd to 4th March
Snow Hole Expedition
Hour: 8.30am
Hour: 8.30am
For those who are looking for the ultimate adventure in the hills then look no further. Our snow hole expedition will take you into Scotland’s magnificent wilderness where you will spend a night sleeping in a snow hole, waking up to hot chocolate and Scotland laid out before you. We only work with small groups and as such we will be keeping the group number down to four per guide on this trip
4th March
A days Ice Climbing
Hour: 7.00am
For those who a day on the mountain simply isn’t enough we are offering a very unique opportunity to try your hand at ice climbing. Torridon is blessed with some of the most spectacular corries and unlike many areas in Scotland that get filled with climbers our corries are always remote and stunning. This is a unique adventure and challenge and as such those who chose to go for this have to have a sound experience of winter mountaineering and a good level of fitness. The groups will be kept to two per guide and you will be guided by the highest qualified mountaineering guide the UK can award, MIC. If you are looking for a challenge of a lifetime in the most amazing setting then this is the day for you.
Hour: 7.00am
For those who a day on the mountain simply isn’t enough we are offering a very unique opportunity to try your hand at ice climbing. Torridon is blessed with some of the most spectacular corries and unlike many areas in Scotland that get filled with climbers our corries are always remote and stunning. This is a unique adventure and challenge and as such those who chose to go for this have to have a sound experience of winter mountaineering and a good level of fitness. The groups will be kept to two per guide and you will be guided by the highest qualified mountaineering guide the UK can award, MIC. If you are looking for a challenge of a lifetime in the most amazing setting then this is the day for you.
Liathach
Hour: 8.00am
This mighty hill is worthy of the respect of any mountaineer and in winter it is truly one for the big tick books or those looking for a mighty tale to tell in the pub. Our route will see you traversing the entire ridge and collecting both Munros, this will be a full day of ice axes and crampons offering one of the ultimate winter adventures that Scotland has to offer.
Hour: 8.00am
This mighty hill is worthy of the respect of any mountaineer and in winter it is truly one for the big tick books or those looking for a mighty tale to tell in the pub. Our route will see you traversing the entire ridge and collecting both Munros, this will be a full day of ice axes and crampons offering one of the ultimate winter adventures that Scotland has to offer.
Into Coire Mhic Fhearchair
Hour: 8.30am
Coire Mhic Fhearchair is iconic amongst the mountaineering world for its amazing triple buttress, isolated lochin and un broken views of the West coast of Scotland. Standing at just over 600m this coire is bathed in winter and as such the whole area freezes over and becomes a frozen amphitheatre.
Your walk will see travelling into this amazing location without the rigours of a hill climb giving you the unique opportunity to experience this very special place at its most dramatic.
Hour: 8.30am
Coire Mhic Fhearchair is iconic amongst the mountaineering world for its amazing triple buttress, isolated lochin and un broken views of the West coast of Scotland. Standing at just over 600m this coire is bathed in winter and as such the whole area freezes over and becomes a frozen amphitheatre.
Your walk will see travelling into this amazing location without the rigours of a hill climb giving you the unique opportunity to experience this very special place at its most dramatic.
5th March
Beinn Alligin
Hour: 8.30am
Our last hill of the festival but by no means the least of our adventures. Beinn Alligin is an amazing trip in the summer but add some ice and snow and some amazing horns and the whole day will go down as one of your greatest. The trip will include the horns and will also take in both Munros and is guaranteed to be the perfect end to an amazing three days.
Beinn Alligin
Hour: 8.30am
Our last hill of the festival but by no means the least of our adventures. Beinn Alligin is an amazing trip in the summer but add some ice and snow and some amazing horns and the whole day will go down as one of your greatest. The trip will include the horns and will also take in both Munros and is guaranteed to be the perfect end to an amazing three days.
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Walks for disabled persons?
Price: Paid
Notes:
Sponsoring: Yes
Organization: Loch Torridon Hotel Ltd
Contact:
Torridon Activities
Torridon
By Achnasheen, Wester Ross
Scotland IV22 2EY
Tel: +44 (0)1445 700300
Fax: +44 (0)1445 712253
Tel: +44 (0)1445 700300
Fax: +44 (0)1445 712253
activities@thetorridon.com
Website: http://www.thetorridon.com/activities/Walking-Festival
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