Ben Nevis week..

Apologies for the lack of updates, I have been staying up in the CIC Hut on Ben Nevis for the week with Derek, Richard, Norrie and Tamsin.

This was for five days of climbing for West Coast Mountain Guides. The weather has been changeable this week, frequently thawing at high altitudes. Despite this we made the most of the good conditions climbing: 'No3 Gully Buttress' III, 'Thompson's Route' IV,4, 'Central Gully Right Hand' IV,4, 'Italian Right Hand' IV,4, 'Ledge Route' II and 'Orion Direct' V,5. Richard is pictures on No3 Gully Buttress early in the week (click thumbnail for a bigger image).

Sadly, a slight temperature inversion forced us to come down early today happy with a good weeks climbing. The weather looks set to be cold over the weekend and into next week. Many of the big classics higher on the mountain will remain in good condition into Easter - winter 2009/2010 isn't over yet!...