Stunning conditions yesterday I’ve been at the CIC hut for the last five days. Conditions have been cold and snowy, but with strong winds. All major lines are firming up, with good ice on most routes. Lower down, the hut cascades and the Curtain are staring to form, and Vanishing gully is looking good. Parties […]
Read more "CIC Trip"I was on an AMI workshop today on Ben Nevis with ran by Richard Bentley. A lovely, cold, crisp day. Hard snow on the approach and some ice build up in places – Smith’s Route looking very fat – but lean elsewhere. We climbed up to the crest of South Trident […]
Read more "Ben Nevis"It has been the annual Blagster’s trip to Ben Nevis this week, and this year they had the pleasure of joining up with three members of the Iceland Alpine Club (Stefán(Stebbi), Freyr & Andri). On Monday Davy and Andrew Briggs climbed The Italian Climb whilst the Icelanders tackled Vanishing Gully, which, true to its name, […]
Read more "BCC & ISALP Trip To The Ben"Snow falling at CIC after very wet morning. Not alot done today and avalanche conditions looking poor.
Read more "Winter Conditions Update"Andrew and I had a day’s climbing on Ben Nevis today. We couldn’t decide what to do – Tower Ridge was on our minds as we left the car park so I left the ice screws and my sharp crampons in the van. In the end, it seems pretty windy at the CIC, so we […]
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