In reply to ianstevens:
an 8kg pack for a Scottish winter - do tell!
Roughly:
Just under 3kg for a 60m rope
1.2kg for a lightish pair of axes
just under 1kg for crampons
1kg for the rucksack
1 kg for helmet, harness, belay plate and krab
Say 7kg on the basic basics. Add some gear (a set of wires, a set of hexes, some slings, 10 QDs, 6 screws, a bulldog , compulsory 'get out of gaol knife-blade' - split 2 ways- no idea what that lot weighs)
An emergency shelter or some sort, a bit of food for the day. A bit of clothing, gloves, unless you wear the whole lot from car to car)
Maybe a guidebook, map & compass. A phone?
Do tell. For the avoidance of doubt, I can't get close to that.