Previous Trips

Mid-January saw the Northern Cairngorms and many other parts of Scotland plastered with a fresh deep layer of powder snow. This new snow had fallen on

As October arrives and winter starts tantalising with a few days of cooler weather with transient snow on the tops the fomo levels start building. Social

The pandemic was clearly heading our way and by early March the never ending newsreel of events beat an ever more frightening tone. At the same

With winter now showing its best face this midweek day trip was pulled together for those members able to take a midweek day off  and in

The following article was originally written by Al Todd for Mammut and covers two club day trips from February 2020 Situated off the

Upper Deeside is an area of outstanding natural beauty with the high tops of the Cairngorms sweeping down to the Dee valley and Braemar the perfect

This was one of the most keenly anticipated trips of the season.  Set in an uncompromisingly mountainous and remote location to the east of Glencarron and

On the weekend of 17-19th January 2020 fifteen IBSC members made their way into Corrour for the annual ‘legendary’ Loch Ossian Scottish Youth Hostel

Glen Affric 15-17th March 2019 One thing is certain about Scottish winters - they are unpredictable and 2018/19 seems to have been more so than most!

The depleted snow conditions were reflected in the number of club members who arrived at the Glen Affric car park on a calm but cloudy Friday

Introductory winter skills with Inverness Backcountry Sports Club. December 16, 2018 nineonesix-guiding Last month I was asked by Nicola Jackson, a friend from Torridon Mountain Rescue

Inver Croft weekend A suspicious forecast which varied between a storming Friday followed by 2 days of blizzards and “snow down to glen level” had ramped