A climber leads the way up through the "fingers" of Fingers Ridge in the Cairngorms

Fingers Ridge – winter climbing

A climber waits at the belay stance of The Runnel in the Cairngorms during a winter climbing course

The Runnel – winter climbing

A climber battles spindrift to set off on the second pitch of Quartzvein Scoop

Quartzvein Scoop, Beinn Udlaidh

Winter mountaineering courses in Scotland - the Cairngorms, Glencoe or Ben Nevis

East Ridge of Beinn a’Chaorainn

A group of mountaineers descending the summit plateau of Ben Nevis in winter, with the snow sparkling all around them

Ben Nevis plateau in winter

Climber on the Eastern Traverse, Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis in deep snow conditions

Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis, in winter

Climbing an ice pitch on Sickle, Ben Nevis

Sickle, Ben Nevis – ice climbing