Who needs an ice climbing partner when you can rope up with a robot:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robots/a25572561/nasa-jpl-icewo...
- mind you, even if it moves as fast as the Mars rovers winter could be over by the time you reached the top of the Curtain.
I noticed its still on a top rope!
Would have been nice to see some video of it moving about.
Colin - you definitely spend too much time browsing t'internet when you should be working! Hope you've got your axes sharpened for a return foray to Crag X?
This Winter Conditions page gives a summary of what is being climbed at the moment, what is 'in' nick and what the prospects are...