Originally Posted by
The Old Fat One
There have been nine fatalities in the highlands in 2013. I am reminded of a quote by Cameron McNeish in one of my Munro books..
"There is no hillwalking in the highlands in winter. It is all mountaineering"
My own instructor at Glenmore Lodge told me that the Alps in winter are only preparation for the Highlands. He was of the opinion that only Scandanavia provided more challenging conditions in Europe.