Sun and Snow..

Andrew and I were again on Ben Nevis today making the most of the good visability and crisp snow.

We opted for a shorter day taking in the 'West Gully' of the Douglas Boulder and descending down the 'East Gully' making a mini traverse. This outing is quite atmospheric and gave us plenty of opportunities for winter belay, stance management and ropework practise.

The mountain was again busy with teams in all the major gullies, 'Tower Gully', 'No.2-No.5', and 'Castle Gullies'. The french team were out on the mountain again, and were last seen heading up into Observatory Gully in search of thin ice..