Less minging than expected on Curved Ridge

I won't say it was nice but we saw the sun and a little blue sky and the rain was light showers rather than torrential as I took Tom and Julian to Curved Ridge today. It was very sociable with 2 Joint Services groups and Mike's party just ahead of us. There is plenty of soft snow around the gullys but most of the Ridge is wet rock. Lots of snow still in the Coires though.

 Buachaille Etive Mor

 Curved Ridge

 Julian and the clove hitch

 Busy on the crest

 Tom at work

 Andy at the top of the polished corner

 Julian savouring the exposure

 Direct belay

 Rannoch Moor far below

 The head of Coire na Tulaich

 A quick chance to revisit yesterdays learning on steeper ground

 The only way to travel

The gloves of choice this week! (The Frenchmen who had come up N Buttress wanted a picture of 'the Scottish Winter Gloves')