Hello,
This January, I'm planning a five day solo trip to Scotland and I'm having trouble deciding what climbs will be safe for me to do alone. I just start climbing at a gym (still doing V1s) and want to get out for some rock trips this fall, but am not sure that will happen. I'm climbing at the gym three to four days a week and before I leave for Scotland I'll take a Intro to Winter Climbing course through EMS so I have some experience with crampons, doing self arrests, etc.
Now, I'm not a total idiot here, and I have no fantasies of scaling ice walls or tackling V,6 ascents, but I'm also in good shape, have experience hiking and scrambling, and would like to challenge myself. I'm just not sure if I need to stick with all grade I climbs or if it's reasonable to believe I could do a Grade III alone. I've read descriptions of what the grades mean, and seen photos of representative climbs, but with no first hand experience it's hard for me to judge.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.