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Heading up the basin
In the Narrows
Pulling out of the Rogue pitch
Upper route
Headwall
Top out
bIG bEN
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Report
:: Route(s)
Point Five Gully
:: Route Grade
Grade V
:: Weather Conditions
Blue sky inversion. Freezing between 3000 - 4000 above which roasting hot. Cloud sea around the Ben with only the Northern Highlands visible
:: Climbing Conditions
All main pitches in generally good condition although a bit chopped from high traffic and a touch sugary in the chimney pitch. Top pitches slightly harder than usua.
Elsewhere all the main gullies in condition although Orion looking thin lower down and the Minus face stripped out. Indicator wall area in good but thin condition, Smiths in good nick and Hadrians very fat.
Tower ridge in perfect condition
:: Climbers
Al Todd / Pedro Tavares
Report Edited Once. Last edited by AlTodd: 2011-03-09 08:01:28
This report was posted by AlTodd at 23.05hrs on Tue 8th Mar 11