{"id":3871,"date":"2013-04-14T11:10:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T10:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottishwinter.com\/?p=3871"},"modified":"2013-04-14T11:10:11","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T10:10:11","slug":"winter-alladale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scottishwinter.com\/?p=3871","title":{"rendered":"Winter Alladale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3872\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishwinter.com\/?attachment_id=3872\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3872\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3872\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3872\" alt=\"The upper 200m of The Gully (IV,4) on the Alladale Slabs. The photo shows the route above the easier snow slopes with the line cutting out right before the open snow gully to follow the drainage. (Photo Steven Andrews)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scottishwinter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/30Mar2013_Alladale002.jpg\" width=\"343\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.scottishwinter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/30Mar2013_Alladale002.jpg 343w, http:\/\/www.scottishwinter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/30Mar2013_Alladale002-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The upper 200m of The Gully (IV,4) on the Alladale Slabs. The photo shows the route above the easier snow slopes with the line cutting out right before the open snow gully to follow the drainage. (Photo Steven Andrews)<\/p><\/div>\n<style><!--\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0cm;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-language:EN-GB;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;\n\tmargin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;\n\tmso-header-margin:36.0pt;\n\tmso-footer-margin:36.0pt;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\n--><\/style>\n<p>Steven Andrews and Dave Allan scored a notable coup on March 31when they made the first winter ascent of The Gully (IV,4) on the remote Alladale Slabs in the Northern Highlands. As far as I know, this is the first time this impressive 300m-high crag has been climbed in winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth myself and Dave had been out to look at this line on several occasions,\u201d Steven told me. \u201cDave first looked at it 25 years ago, and this time we were pretty happy to find it in condition after the ever long approach. What was a surprise was that it was so banked out with snow, but this let us access the upper part of the gully, which had always previously been the problem. What ice there was, was still thin and a bit hollow in places but there was just enough and made for some exciting moments round the crux which involved a hasty traverse on to some mixed ground as the ice became very hollow. It is a brilliant line in a remote place and with no one to be seen on the Easter weekend though \u2013 perfect. There were amazing conditions up that way with the Alladale Pillar making a rare appearance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Andrews and Dave Allan scored a notable coup on March 31when they made the first winter ascent of The Gully (IV,4) on the remote Alladale Slabs in the Northern Highlands. 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