Sgurr an Fhidhleir..

I made a brief foray to the North West yesterday with James Edwards. We had hoped to climb the 'Direct Nose Route' VII,7 on Sgurr an Fhidhleir - known as the "Fhidleir's Nose".

With an early start for the lengthy approach through deep snow and good weather, we were feeling quite confident. Unfortunately, the weather deteriorated through the day with some very high winds culminating in us being lifted off the belays high up on the route.

With two or three remaining pitches (also the hardest) to go we made the decision to bail, heading down by a number of big 55m abseils. No summit, some great climbing and a mini adventure..