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Very wintry next week

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Check out Winter Returns This set of weather maps shows a return to very wintry conditions after Sunday. The weekend looks pretty mild and benign, but all of next week should top up the snow cover to provide a chance of good climbing into April. Last year it was possible to climb up to grade VI ice until the last days of April.

Aonach Mor East Face suffers at this time of the year, as it faces the early morning sun and only routes such as Left Twin, that hide in a shadowy north-facing corner can be relied upon to keep any ice.

This is a regular feature and often coincides with Plas y Brenin forsaking the northern hills for dry (?) Welsh rock. No matter how late they stay you can almost bet on the conditions coming good when they leave. Well done lads:-)


posted by Westcoast Mountainguides @ 16:06 


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