from SAIS Southern Cairngorms
Setting off from Ballater it was a cold, clear and frosty morning. By the Col beside Meikle Pap it had clouded over but it was good to see the dusting of fresh snow above. The cloud hung around the upper half of the cliff. Sad to see the ice pitch at the start of Parallel A is no longer complete. Over on West gully the first pitch remains but on closer inspection it may prove fragile and partially detached. Walking back down the track to Glen Muick I met a local snowboarder with plans for The Black Spout.
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from SAIS Southern Cairngorms
Looking up to the area between Red Spout and Central Buttress in the Corrie of Lochnagar on Saturday morning. The fresh avalanche debris is either from yesterday afternoon or early today. A prominent crown wall is visible to the right of the top of the obvious trangular buttress. Many gullies have fresh debris below them; particularly Douglas Gibson and Raeburns. Surprisingly nothing below the Black Spout. A good view directly into West Gully on the other side of the corrie. The lower ice pitch still ...
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from gravsports
Moving well, or fast, on ice melts down to two basic components: The mechanical systems (most of the last post on multi-pitch ice) and then the physical stuff including technical ability, your partner, etc. This post has to be a bit brief 'cause I'm blowing off some other stuff to write this, but I've been thinking a lot about this in the last few months, so here are a few more things. Note that they also generally apply to single pitch routes. There's just not much technical difference between climbing
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from West Coast Mountain Guides
I have got my broadband back for the time being so: Old report from Monday 22nd February. Today 24th February we have much more snow, so this report is only of archive value I think. Hi Alan, Had a spin out today with the thought of a few routes and a wee ski tour. Few folk in Sneachda up to the usual mid to low grade routes. The plateau and surrounding hills are fast becoming tracked out as lots of people out ski touring. See photos attached, Cascade has now fractured in several places and half of it is
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