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the UK ice conditions server 2024
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Posted by: Guest at 17.52hrs on Mon 15th Mar 04
:: Route(s)
General Report, Aonach Mor etc
:: Route Grade
Not Applicable
:: Weather Conditions
Strong winds and rain are forecast for the start of the week.
:: Climbing Conditions
Very good conditions today on the West Face of Aonach Mor. Loads of good ice in the gullies around Golden Oldy. Great Gully on Buachaille Etive Mor has a lot of good ice in as well, although this may start to melt out soon if the threatened poor weather comes in.
:: Climbers
Alan Kimber
Posted by: Guest at 17.51hrs on Mon 15th Mar 04
:: Route(s)
Observatory Ridge, Ben Nevis.
:: Route Grade
Not Applicable
:: Weather Conditions
Cold cloudy and calm. Snow showers and wind picked up late pm.
:: Climbing Conditions
he buttress looked in reasonable knick but the snow on the first six pitches was soft and unconsolidated. What turf there is was well frozen but the poor snow and slabby nature of the rock made the lower half of the route hard for the grade and time consuming. We transferred to solid neve in the top part of Zero which speeded us up but our rather late start meant that we topped out in a near white out at 10-40pm and decided to spend the rest of the night in the summit shelter.
An excellent route but probably considerably easier with good snow on its lower half. Unless you want an adventure probably best to only start up Observatory Ridge when Zero is in nick (which it certainly isn't at the moment) as this would indicate that you are more likely to find good conditions on the lower part of this route.
:: Climbers
Richard Pow
:: E-Mail Contact
powfamily at longfram dot net
Posted by: Guest at 18.02hrs on Fri 12th Mar 04
:: Route(s)
North Gully, Ben N, Creag Corie na Ciste.
:: Route Grade
Not Applicable
:: Weather Conditions
Blue skies all day.
:: Climbing Conditions
7-10m ice pitch at start, snow of variable quality there after., Great climb.
:: Climbers
andy mcalea
:: E-Mail Contact
amcalea at hotmail dot com
Posted by: Guest at 18.07hrs on Thu 11th Mar 04
:: Route(s)
General Report, Ben Nevis.
:: Route Grade
Not Applicable
:: Weather Conditions
Still great weather and conditions up north.
:: Climbing Conditions
We have some space at the bunkhouse tonight and Thursday, but are full at the weekend. The forecast looks set to go wetter and milder at the weekend.
:: Climbers
Alan Kimber
Posted by: Guest at 18.04hrs on Thu 11th Mar 04
:: Route(s)
NE Ridge Aonach Beag
:: Route Grade
Not Applicable
:: Weather Conditions
Good
:: Climbing Conditions
Bit of new snow,frozen turf,good day.,
:: Climbers
Iain Clark
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