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Post by tony on Jan 26, 2007 12:24:33 GMT
hey lads hows it going.
any chance of an update??
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Post by tony on Jan 30, 2007 10:17:37 GMT
i heard they got up ben nevis
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Post by mike on Feb 7, 2007 14:04:35 GMT
I don't know what others did, but for those interested, myself and Joanne Hession were on the hills five days. Day 1: We wanted to do Curved Ridge on Buachaille Etive Mor but because we tok an inter-city bus we had to get off at an earlier carpark and then had difficulty findng the route. Still had a great day on the mountain. Day 2: Sron na Lairig (Grade II) www.btinternet.com/~david.leedham/day2pic.htmlThe route is a ridge on Stob Coire Sgreamhach. We chose a hard varient for the start and it turned out to not ofer any protection, so there wers some very nervous moments early on, however after that the route was much easier and a very pleasant day. Day 3: Left Twin (grade III) on Aonach Mor. Had to back off after the first pitch. I only had one axe and Joanne's crampons were playing up. I lead the first pitch using Joanne's two axes. It was fantastic, really great fun and I was looking forward to completing the route. However, with the problems we were having with equipment we felt it was better to back off. The next day I bought a new axe, but with the rise in temperatures, I never got an opportunity to use it. Day 4/5: rest days...bad weather Day 6: Ben Nevis. woke up 2 hours too early! Day 7/8: bad weather, went to Ice Factor for climbing and the sauna Day 9: Aonach Eagach (winter grade II/III, summer grade II) We didn't quite have winter conditions. It was a wet, greasy, windy day. It's a fantastic route, there are about five tricky pinnacles to be negotiated and the ridge can be quite narrow in sections. definately one for next winter. |
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