What a difference a day makes. Yesterday morning we cursed the London traffic as we tried to escape the city and start the long journey North. This morning we savoured the cold but welcome Highland sun as we walked into a fantastic wintery Creag Meagaidh.

Jenny and I enojoyed 8 shortish pitches on the well iced South Pipe Direct (IV,4) with a particularly entertaining cave belay and fine ice pitch to exit it. On the way down Easy Gully we climbed a variation on the first pitch of the wide wall of ice that is 'Last Post'. This had various ascents today as did Simth's Gully (by Jim and Dave), Pumpkin, South Post Direct, Missed the Post and Staghorn Gully. The right side of the Inner Corrie had a huge cornice.

Good to be back in the Scottish Highlands and see the winter in such great shape. Ice, Mixed, Ski Touring, Steep Gully Skiing, wintery Munro bagging - take your pick, they are all good right now.

More Photos from the day at Creag Meagaidh