Green Gully - epic day in a full Blizzard, loved it!
"Green Gully 04.01.08 - epic day in a full Blizzard, loved it!"
Simons comments about our climb on the Ben on Friday.
A good day out in challenging conditions.
The start was delayed by a couple of hours due to an accident on the A85 at Crianlarch.
I finally met Simon after practically running up the Allt a' Mhulinn path to the CIC at 10:30
It was cold and windy and we headed sraight up to the lochan in Garadh na Ciste in Ben Nevis where i dried off after the walk in!
Heading up to the bottom of the climb there was a fair amount of poder underfoot but not as much as i was expecting.
The climb was in good condition with decent ice on all the pitches. Spindrift was pouring which made the climb feel very wintery however in beteween the gusts the mountain had a very nice day feel.
Descent down number 4 was fine with very little snow build until very low down. The weather really moved in towards the end of the descent and care was required to find a good rout back to the CIC. Very strong Gusts making walking and navigation challenging.
We were blown all the way down the path to the car park.
Sorry no photos as im experimenting with my mums old camera and i think the auot focus is broken!
Simons comments about our climb on the Ben on Friday.
A good day out in challenging conditions.
The start was delayed by a couple of hours due to an accident on the A85 at Crianlarch.
I finally met Simon after practically running up the Allt a' Mhulinn path to the CIC at 10:30
It was cold and windy and we headed sraight up to the lochan in Garadh na Ciste in Ben Nevis where i dried off after the walk in!
Heading up to the bottom of the climb there was a fair amount of poder underfoot but not as much as i was expecting.
The climb was in good condition with decent ice on all the pitches. Spindrift was pouring which made the climb feel very wintery however in beteween the gusts the mountain had a very nice day feel.
Descent down number 4 was fine with very little snow build until very low down. The weather really moved in towards the end of the descent and care was required to find a good rout back to the CIC. Very strong Gusts making walking and navigation challenging.
We were blown all the way down the path to the car park.
Sorry no photos as im experimenting with my mums old camera and i think the auot focus is broken!
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