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Thursday, 7 January 2010

Photo courtesy of David Eadie and the one below, which shows abseiling over the cornice on Easy Gully. Thanks David.

Today I went down Easy Gully on Aonach Mor (by abseil). Initially the snow was quite solid, but lower down we found a few mysterious layers in the snowpack and decided against wading over to Central Buttress in very deep unconsolidated snow. A quick shuffle to the south and we climbed back up some interesting little grade II/III routes of three pitches. The cornice was okay, but further left again it became rather intimidating and the snow on the top apron of the route was fairly 'cruddy'.

Not a very clear view, but in the distance the Black Cuillin can be seen from Aonach Mor today.

Fairly meaty cornice exits on many of the Aonach Mor East Face climbs.

Topping out in wonderful weather today.