Carn Dearg snippets….The Shadow etc
Had a couple of days climbing with Mr Stygal in between our respective weeks of climbing work….just in case we forget what to do.
We opted for Carn Dearg Buttress as Matt had been there recently cruising up the rarely white Centurion. We went for a look at the Shield or to try a recently climbed variation which actually climbs the summer version of the Shield…..http://alpinestyle.ca/2014/02/12/the_bmc_winter_meet_and_scottish_mixed_madness
The pictures of the line are at the end…what a week though…inspiring. On the day we opted for another rare route…The Shadow….taking a parallel line to the Cold Climbs classic, Route 2. It was very good, especially as it was in “give away” nick.
Matt setting off on pitch 1 of Shadow
The routes on the main slabs rarely have this much snow ice on them as at present, although with a little thaw and re freeze it will be better…as is forecast.
Plastered in “sending snow”
Next day we opted for the Direct Start to Route 1 and a climb called Sod’s Law….again all on ice. This was particularly good as the poor forecast materialised as an almost perfect morning.
Sod’s Law crux….traverse across the upper chimney of Route 1 to the ice drools beyond
