The East Ridge of Carn Dearg Meadhonach has to be good otherwise no one would bother with the rather long and scrappy approach. Even via the Nevis Range Gondola the lower section of the ridge rather 'drags on', especially on a driech West Coaster like today.

However the upper alpine PD style section of the ridge provides some high quality and sustained Scottish mountaineering at grade... more>

The Birch & Rowan trees, turf and heather of the Mamores offered an interesting contrast to yesterdays pure snow and ice day high on Ben Nevis.

The wind had gathered, bringing more snow than forecast on strong Easterly winds. Significant areas of fresh, unstable windslab accumulated during the day and in many places was deposited on the existing layer of extensive surface hoar crys... more>