Northern Corries Climbing

Lee on Hidden Chimney

Lee and I had a cracking day climbing easy routes in Coire an t’Sneachda today. It absolutely tanked it down all the way up from Edinburgh, but was 2.5 C and snowing at the Caringorm car-park, and blue skies and a? wintry looking Corrie beckoned us in.

Despite this, many buttress lines were very bare, and little ice, so we climbed “Hidden Chimney” – touching grade III today with good turf and ice low down then an excellent mixed/rock pitch at the top which was good fun.

?We legged it around and down the goat track and Lee led Crotched gully which had good frozen turf.

?Some ice in the usual places, but the freezing levels soared above the crags during the day? and a major thaw has set in – the crags looked almost summer like on the way down and it was 7C in the car park on return.

It tanked it down all the way home again!

Lee in Hidden Chimney?Lee on Crotched Gully?Conditions in the Corrie

(L to r: Lee in hidden Chimney; Lee in Crotched Gully; Crag conditions mid-morning before the thaw set in)

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