Today we aimed to do Point Five Gully but after approaching the route we found teams on every pitch and another two at the bottom waiting to start! This wasn't even the weekend so I hate to think how many will be scrabbling up it tomorrow. So, and since it was our 4th day on the Ben this week, we decided to have an easier day and do Tower Scoop III, a nice ice climb with a few lines to pick and choose from to make it as hard or easy as you wish.
We were off the face quite early but it was still very hot today and there was lots of rock and ice falling into Observatory gully, be it from melting or climbers or both. Early starts and caution are probably a good choice right now.
Pitch one of Tower Scoop
Ben Nevis plateau and Carn Dearg
Pitch one of Tower Scoop
Ben Nevis plateau and Carn Dearg
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Hey Adam, I nearly phoned you tonight to see if you might be free for the Point tomorrow! But now I'm just hoping it'll keep for the Easter holidays and thinking about a wander up to Polldubh instead if it stays dry...
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