The weather has been quite unsettled here on the west coast of Scotland over the last couple of days. The freezing level has been up and down resulting in some good ice build up high on Ben Nevis. Hopefully some calmer weather will arrive next week so we can all make the most of it!

Dave Evans and myself headed up onto the Ben today, but changed plans at the last minute and climbed on Carn Dearg, lower on the mountain. 'Route One' VI,6 was in good condition giving some good (and engaging) mixed climbing up a narrow chimney system.

Yesterday (Thursday) Andy Turner and myself climbed 'Left Edge Route' V,5, followed by a short section of 'Rubicon Wall' VI,5. It was fairly wild and at least two teams backed off 'Point Five' due to excessive spindrift.

Fingers crossed for this ridge of high pressure that is forecast!....