 Winter is still there on the hills of Scotland so Iain and I decided to head into Cairngorm's Northern Corries to see what we could do. I fancied something easy and Iain said there was a nice grade II called Red Gully to try. It turns out 'nice' means 'harder than grade II' but with a bit of fortitude and an astonishing amount of ice screws I managed to get up the steep first ice pitch. Thereafter we swapped leads and made it to the top without any real problems. Weather was fine if a bit breezy with more snow showers than expected. With another cold snap forecast this week it could be a while yet before the ice tools are put away for the summer. - David Matthews, Iain Gilbert |
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