Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Lochnagar 14th January

Looking up Parallel Gully A

West Buttress with West Gully holding ice

Climbers in Douglas-Gibson Gully

Avalanche debris from activity over the weekend

Overview of the Main Sector, Lochnagar

You can click on the photos to make them bigger if you want to see more detail.
The buttresses have stripped right back but the gullies have managed to hold on through the thaw at the weekend. The weather forecast for the next 24 hours looks fairly interesting - so its worth reading the main report if you are planning on going out into the hills on Thursday. Basically overnight snow on very strong winds will be followed by the freezing level rising above the summits. It's also forecast to be wet and windy - lovely!
Sam