24 January 2013 Last updated at 12:33

In pictures: Ice climbing at the Slochd near Inverness

Two ice climbers tackled frozen crags at the Slochd on the A9 between Inverness and Aviemore earlier this week. Images courtesy of Ron Walker, of Carrbridge

With a reputation today as the scene of difficult driving conditions in winter, the Slochd was in the past reputed to be the haunt of robbers and a place of danger for government troops pursuing the Jacobite army during 1745

The frozen crags can be seen from the A9

The two climbers, called Hanna and George, made their ascent during a long period of freezing conditions

The pair made their climb under cold blue skies

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In pictures: Ice climbing at the Slochd near Inverness

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