Gavin Kellett's photo of the western skies over Rannoch Moor yesterday evening, driving home to Selkirk after another successful weekend


Hi Alan.
We had a great day on the 3rd enjoying great conditions on point 5, just a shame about the massive amounts of spindrift we had to swim up!

Anyways i lost my jacket on the way back down somewhere walking down to the golf club car park. Its a red Patagonia waterproof, women's fit and had a compass and some other stuff in the pockets. Is there any chance you could add this to your winter conditions page? I know its a pain but I'd really appreciate it.

thanks
Joe Leaper

joeleaper@hotmail.com
07851603499

Yesterday was extremely windy, with rain at lower levels and snow above about 900 metres. Today was less wet and the squalls less frequent, with plenty of blue skies from time to time. Still plenty of snow pumping into the routes at many levels, especially on Aonach Mor and Ben Nevis. When this unsettled wintry spell clears (?) the conditions should once again be great. At the moment please respect the avalanche hazard and be very wary of going into areas of large snow build up, gullies, etc. Mixed buttress and ridge routes would be more sensible, until things settle down


Thanks to Ken Christie, currently frustrated in Tokyo for the picture of Mt Fuji. He would rather be on Ben Nevis :-))




David Haygarth sent these pictures from today in Stob Coire nan Lochan.
David Haygarth




Hi Alan,
Just to say that we have some good days in the East, too! Saturday was one of them with plenty of snow and sun. Adam and I went over to Carn Etchachan and did Route Major IV,5***. There was only one other team on Etchachan (Andy & co from Aberdeen) and there was none on the Shelterstone. Route Major is an excellent, long, well protected mixed mountain route with outstanding situations. The crux was the tapered chimney below the broken ground in the middle. Battlements groove was relatively straight forward and so was the exit chimney.

Best wishes,

Henning



Thanks to Remi Thivel for this photo of climbers on Psychedelic Wall. This is an old picture from two weeks back, but shows the exposed and thin nature of the climb. The picture taken of climbers on Tower Gap is also from Remi. Well done Remi.