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Posted by: rdoug1as at 11.06hrs on Tue 9th Dec 08
:: Route(s)
Summit Gulley I/II 500m
Stob Coire nam Beith
:: Route Grade
Grade II
:: Weather Conditions
Clear skies, no wind (gusts up to 10mph at summit)
Ground frozen on ascent, freezing level up to 200m on descent.
:: Climbing Conditions
Snow: Soft but well bonded, depth 1-2 ft. No signs of avalanche debris or fallen rocks.
Ice: Plenty around, but weak in places.
Turf: Well frozen.
A big thank you to whoever went before us and fought their way through the snow - made our ascent a million times easier!!!!!
:: Climbers
Rob Douglas & Becky Parkinson
:: E-Mail Contact
rdoug1as at yahoo dot co dot uk
Posted by: Guest at 14.37hrs on Thu 2nd Oct 08
:: Route(s)
Centigrade (III), Creag Socach, Beinn an Dothaidh. Approach path ok.
:: Route Grade
Grade III
:: Weather Conditions
Brilliantly sunny in the morning, clouding over and clearing again repeatedly through the afternoon. Quite breezy once in the corrie.
:: Climbing Conditions
Snow level was about 400 ft above Bridge of Orchy. Initial ice-groove pitch thin with poor ice (technichal 4) and not a lot of gear. Rest of route had no ice present so had to traverse out right and join the rightmost icefall on the crag and so up that. Parties on Salamander Gully (reputedly good ice) and Farhenheit 451 (party abseiled off the latter though).
:: Climbers
Colin McGregor
:: E-Mail Contact
gchristi at amgraphics dot co dot uk
Posted by: Guest at 14.30hrs on Thu 2nd Oct 08
:: Route(s)
Stob Coire nan Lochan Ordinary Route IV,4
:: Route Grade
Grade IV
:: Weather Conditions
Cold and sunny, followed by snow.
:: Climbing Conditions
Excellent conditions,solid neve and turf all the way to the arete. Ice in cracks on the arete will soon melt unfortunately. SC gully well banked out with steep neve, but large brooding cornice.
:: Climbers
Mike and Ben
:: E-Mail Contact
m dot j dot fenwick at ncl dot ac dot uk
Posted by: Guest at 14.24hrs on Thu 2nd Oct 08
:: Route(s)
Raven's Gully (V,6), Buachaille Etive Mor.The approach up broad gully was grim, the stream wasn't fully frozen leading to wet feet.
:: Route Grade
Grade V
:: Weather Conditions
The weather was fairly good - mainly sunshine with some heavy snow showers, giving lots of spindrift.
:: Climbing Conditions
Raven's Gully was quite thin - the initial crux '5a' wall had very little ice and was bridged. Further up there was always just enough ice, but only just. Quality of ice varied enormously, occassional placements were bomber, most were chossy. All in all it was pretty scary - certainly no chance of any ice gear. Anyway, its probably all gone now in the recent thaw.
:: Climbers
Ben Bridgens
:: E-Mail Contact
b dot n dot bridgens at durham dot ac dot uk
Posted by: Guest at 01.52hrs on Thu 2nd Oct 08
:: Route(s)
Went up to Stob Coire nan Lochan on rumour that gullies were still in. Gullible.
:: Route Grade
Not Applicable
:: Weather Conditions
warm, thawing, claggy but dry.
:: Climbing Conditions
Could count routes that were in on one hand, one finger actually. Followed procession through cruddy snow up NC.
:: Climbers
D Brown & F Murray
:: E-Mail Contact
dbrown2463 at aol dot com
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