Unfortunately, the temperature has been fairly warm on the westcoast of Scotland. The freezing level was well above the summit of Ben Nevis today.

The snow level has retreated back into the corries, although one party did manage to climb 'Green Gully' later on in the day. There is likely to be plenty of ice left high up, and with cold conditions forecast, there should be a dramatic improvement next week...

Kyle, Jake and myself brushed up on some essential skills before diverting to the IceFactor indoor ice wall at Kinlochleven. This allowed us to try out a vast and varied collection of tools as part of the Snow and Rock Winter Test, organised by Adventure Unlimited.