Bit more wintry: No. 2 Gully, Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis was looking far more like it should as John, Jim and I walked in this morning on the first day of their 5 Day Introduction to Winter Climbing Course. A good dusting of snow down to 900m made things much more wintry. We could do with a bit more, but things are looking promising for Wednesday onwards, with much colder temperatures on the cards.

For day one, we made an ascent of No. 2 Gully, which gave excellent and continuous climbing all the way. The crux step is quite stiff for the grade, and ice screws are very useful at the moment.

Not a bad first day out for Jim and John, and a great introduction to winter climbing on Ben Nevis, or in Scotland for that matter!

We still have a number of spaces on our winter climbing and mountaineering courses this season.

5 Day Winter Mountaineering Course (Ratio 1:3, Grade I-II) £525
https://westcoast-mountainguides.co.uk/…/winter-mounta…/
28 January – 1 February 2019 -1 SPACE AVAILABLE
25 February – 1 March 2019 -2 SPACES AVAILABLE

5 Day Introduction to Winter Climbing Course (Ratio 1:2, Grade I-III) £730
https://westcoast-mountainguides.co.uk/…/winter-climbi…/
28 January – 1 February 2019 -1 SPACE AVAILABLE