All start again, 16 December
With another icy fortnight forecast there is plenty to look forward to for any visitors in the festive period. Crampons are advisable for any walks above the 300m mark.
I took a trip up to the Storr on the hope of the Scamadal ice-falls having survived the thaw but every last lump has dropped off sadly.
SCAMADAL 16/12/2010
More positive was the look of Storrvegan and the gullies splitting the face that will remain fun for as long as they remain empty of deep powder. I’m trying to get a comprehensive list of these and their grades from Mark just now. Many are Mick Fowler “classics” done in all sorts of dodgy conditions and ideal for the adventure lover. At least one is grade III and, as such, will be holding more of the marvellous neve that any old snow has now become.
THE STORR TODAY WITH THE OLD MAN DWARFED BY THE MAIN CLIFFS.
The 24 hour thaw yesterday has stripped the large neve patches back in the Cuillin so the Ridges will be even more bare now. The positive thing is that the fresh snow forecast is likely to stick more to the rocks than the old snow so more likely to build up than blow away.
SLIGACHAN VIEW TODAY.
