Latest mountain conditions

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Winter with Attitude!

Sunday, 18 January 2009

No let up in the returning polar maritime airstream, pumping in plenty of new snow. Route choice will be crucial in the next week to avoid sliding downhill on the big white mattresses of windslab! Today it has been snowing on and off in Fort William. Ridges and buttress climbing with safe approaches and no big snowy headwalls are to be recommended.

Alan,
I promised you an update from Rujkan. Following a period of too warm weather, and a lack of snow and ice, it is now much colder, and has started to snow. Forecast looks good for the rest week or so as well. Most areas are in, less for the lower areas such as Bolgen, which still lack ice. We have been climbing on Gaustatoppen, Kroken, Vermork, Lower Gorge, Ozzimosis and Rujkan Centre. Plenty to go for! A few photos attached; hot news is that Vairai (WI3), which the guide says should not be climbed, is now open to traffic, as the water source for the village has changed.
Duncan

Thanks Duncan. Leashless is the way to go:-)