How readily do high buttresses on the Ben rime-up? Asking for a friend obvs...
Ok, I'm not. Next Friday to Sunday is the first time I've had chance to have a long weekend in Scotland just for winter climbing in over a decade, and of course the weather doesn't want to play nice.
It looks like the temperature might be ok up high, but it looks like only Wednesday will the prevailing winds be blowing onto the cliffs. Some light snow forecast after that but I'm trying to guess whether something like No. 3 Gully Buttress will be wintery enough for a potential target... Do the high crags in Coire na Ciste rime up even if they aren't in the wind?
Thanks in advance to any experienced ephemra chasers with any insights into this!