Out today with Guy and Henry for a "go and see" trip on The Ben. With the promise of good conditions all round we equipped ourselves with the Rack of the Gods and open minds and made fast progress into the Gardyloo area. After toying with the idea of Point Five we decided against, as it appeared to be holding quite a lot of snow and therefore would be a bit of a slog, we opted for Observatory Ridge.
A great route all round at IV,4, we each had at least one pitch each with real technical interest and just as the climbing gets easier the views get even more splendid!
Only a handful of people around surprisingly, with parties on Tower Ridge, Castle Ridge and Ledge route. The face routes appear quite thin yet, some more melt - freeze required, thin pockets of loosely bonded slab in evidence in sheltered areas.
A good day had by all.
There were however 2 glitches:
1) Whilst bum sliding the Red Burn I foolishly lost one of my axes.
2) It was Sunday and all the chip shops were closed. I fancied a battered sausage smothered in vinegar.
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