Stellar Day

As often happens at this time of the year the conditions are coming good and today was no exception. Plenty of action all over Ben Nevis and at all grades and types. The snowpack is still not completely solid and some route sections are a little 'cruddy' in places. However, the climbing is generally good and the weather is dry for now. ..."Eat your hearts out"... all you JG & PyB teams who have taken their chalk bags off south! The REAL fun is just starting up north.

Sickle, Orion, Point Five, all climbed today.


Hi Alan

Hope you're well. You may remember you took me up .5 last winter. I'm
trying to find a partner for an outing in the NW either tomorrow or Tues
- I wondered whether you might be able to advertise this on your
conditions page?

Regards,

Mark

Hello Alan
I thought you might be interested in some info re conditions in Glencoe. I was out today Saturday with a friend David whom I had been in Rjukan with and we went up to Coire nam Beith, The snow below the main crags was just dry but there was running water on rock slabs. We went higher and climbed the corridors with the direct start which had minimal ice but was still possible with a few hooks into turf, getting up the 2nd pitch things were a bit better but some slabby snow as well. Carefully crossed over to climb the Gash in the pm and it was a lovely climb. Some white ice and good neve with a few delicate moves on thin stuff to get over all the chockstones. Lower down needs a freeze, and higher up would benefit a thaw then freeze. I guess it will be the former. Have you any free time for a climb this week or next? After that its non stop sailing.
Hope all is well with you all.
Regards Robert Kincaid