Blue Riband..

Ian Hey (Climb Mountains) and I popped down to Glen Coe today with 'Blue Riband' V,5 as the target.

This route forms from time to time but by no means frequently, so armed with the knowledge of plenty of other ascents it seemed a logical route to start the season.

Despite a slightly warmer start to the day than of late the ice was in good condition, taking screws well and making for solid axe placements. This made for reasonable progress and we crested the Aonach Eagach at 1400 before continuing the traverse towards the Clachaig Inn - a great finish to the day.