A long standing ambition of mine has been to climb Blue Riband V,5 on the south flank of the Aonach Eagach ridge, which up until the last couple of years didn't come into condition very often.
Guy and I went up today and with a great forecast found the lower pitches to be in great nick. The central section was a bit of a slog and we found ourselves front pointing semi-frozen moss, sweating in the sunshine. The top pitch was a bit scanty but went at tech 6 we thought.
At the top we decided to go east along the ridge with blue sky views all around and got back to the car just as it was getting dark.
One of the most memorable climbing days I've had for a long time.
Pictures courtesy of Guy S.
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