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    • Jamie Smith
    • Alan Halewood
    • Jamie Bankhead
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    • Kenny Grant
    • Guy Steven
    • Henry Castle
    • Tom Kilby
    • Will Bayliss
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Accommodation

In Kinlochleven (walking distance to The Ice Factor)

  • The MacDonald Hotel HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
  • The Blackwater Hostel
  • The Tailrace Inn
  • Tigh Na Cheo
  • Garbhein cottage
  • Highland Getaway
  • Bonnie Bheinn Holiday House
  • The Moorings

In Glencoe/Onich area (short drive to The Ice Factor)

  • Ballachullish Hotel
  • Isles of Glencoe Hotel
  • Bayview Cottage
  • Inchree Bunkhouse and The Four Seasons
  • Glencoe Independent Hostel
  • Fern Villa Guest House
  • Loch Leven Chalets
  • Invercoe Highland Holidays
  • The Clachaig Inn Nestling
  • Glencoe Croft Hollidays
  • Duart Cottage
  • Strathassynt Guest House
  • Tom-na-creige

Fort William Area (30-45 mins drive from The Ice Factor)

  • Calluna
  • Pottery Bunkhouse
  • Neviscroft Self Catering Apartments

Further afield

  • Newtonmore Hostel

Climbing Links

  • The Mountaineering Council of Scotland
  • The BMC
  • Scottish Climbs
  • UKClimbing
  • Planet Fear
  • Cold Climbs UK
  • Mountaindays.net
  • Outdoorsmagic.com
  • 8a.nu
  • Rockfax

Magazines

  • Climb Magazine

Other Ice walls

  • www.hukawai.co.nz

Norway

  • Mountain Activity Norway
  • Rjukan ice Guide

Transport

  • Local Buses
  • Other transport to/from the Lochaber region

Alpine Guides

  • Alpine Guides International
  • Abacus Guides
  • Alan Kimber

Other Scottish Climbing walls

  • The Glasgow Climbing Centre
  • Alien Rock
  • A Vertical World
  • Ratho, the Adventure Centre
  • The Association of British Climbing Centres

Opening Hours

Mon: 0900-1900
Tues - Thur: 0900-2200
Fri - Sun: 0900-1900

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