Hoping to get one last route in before Crimbo, Adam and I headed into a very busy Coire an t’Sneachda yesterday to find most of the buttresses in lean but ok climbing condition. There was snow and ice on all the ledges, the turf was frozen solid and there was a good build up in the cracks. We did Fingers Ridge Direct which had some superb and highly technical climbing with minimal gear but just enough not to be gripped all the time. It was a good day with nice weather, except the wind picked up later in the day but we were finished by the time it got too bad. We were glad to get out as the weather looks like it is not going to get better this side of Christmas. So hopefully we will get out in the not to distant future.
