from Kev Shields Climbing
Yesterday Johann and I had a lazy start up to Aonach Mor with the plan to climb Stirling Bridge, a Steve Kennedy route I've been keen to try for a long time. When we walked in the weather was crap but slowly it cleared while I was climbing and it turned out to be a stunning day. As it turned out the conditions for getting gear wasn't perfect and I never judged the kit I would need very well so we lowered off a few battered wires, next time though. I was expecting to be pissed of but wasn't at all, was ...
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from SAIS Lochaber
Some pictures from Aonach Mor today. Looking south to Aonach Beag. A boarder enjoying Summit Gully A busy day at the top of Easy Gully
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With almost unbroken sunshine and some very warm temperatures (it was +11 degrees on the summit at one point), it really felt like winter was over today. It feels like it has been a particularly long winter this year. There is still a good covering of snow at higher levels, with plenty of large cornices waiting to fall down, and on Ben Nevis especially the continuing risk of ice fall. The top of Easy Gully, notice all the marks in the snow from collapsing sections of cornice. Looking into Coire an Lochan,
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from SAIS Lochaber
It was quite cloudy on the top of Aonach Mor today, so no great pictures today. Through the course of the winter we see significant changes in snow cover. In certain areas the snow builds up to great depths. When standing at the top of, for example, Easy Gully, I often wonder just how much snow there is under my feet. I am still not sure, but thought I would put on some pictures of the top of the East Face taken recently (still quite early in the season), to compare with some taken in the summer to give an
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