Andrew, Simon and I climbed a surprisingly dry North Face Route on the Buchaille yesterday – we had the mountain completely to ourselves. The day clagged in towards the end of the afternoon. All but a few moves on the route were dry – predictably the chimney pitch was damp, but the rest of the route gave an excellent climb on a windless and mild day.

We had some CPD on the way down, Andrew practiced short-roping techniques to get us down Curved Ridge.