mgr's blog

Climbed Green Gully on Ben Nevis on Monday 29 March, superb bright day, no wind. The ice was in excellent condition. My first lead of a Scottish grade IV. Judging by the amount of snow up there, there's plenty more of the winter season to go on the Ben.
Martin Roberts

Was on Brown Cove crag below Hevellyn on Sunday 21 Feb. Mixed conditions were quite good on the buttress, but would avoid the windslab easy gullies. Turf was very well frozen all the way up, with a few ice moves lower down. Did Right Buttress (start at lowest toe of buttress trending vaguely rightwards) with a variant more direct line. The normal route traverses back towards the gully about half way up (pitch 3) to avoid a tricky rock band. We went up a vague groove line more directly through the band which gives about 15m of grade IV mixed climbing (well protected).

Was on Dollywagon North, Sat 30th Jan.
Think I lead Rescue Groove (IV), thinking initially it was S Gully. Starts as a gully, thinned to groove/runnel. Good Neve, with some thin sections in upper groove. Turf frozen solid.