Taking advantage of the good weather Al and I walked in to Carn Dearg buttress on Ben nevis. Despite the dry spring I wasn't sure how dry the crag would be. We decided on the classic Centurion HVS 5a which was first class. The two crux, (most difficult), pitches were damp in all the wrong places, but we had no problem and climbed the route in good time.
This can be the best time of year for big mountain rock routes as the latter half of the summer is often the wetter in the west highlands and the big crags and buttresses can be frustratingly wet for long periods of time.
John Sutherland, Simon Christy and their mate were also out on the Ben today - to Ski down Tower Gully the maniacs! They're all ace skiers so they probably had fun.
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