250m, 4 pitches.
ED1, Scottish VI/VII, A1, WI5
1. 80m, 55 degrees, Pass a rock band via a snow / ice passage to a snow slope and belay at the entrance of a corner.
2. 40m, VS4c, In situ peg. A 20m snow/ice ramp to a short, steep 10m rock step. Initially a chimney climb with good protection and a piton at the crux. Leave chimney at its steepest point by stepping right to gain the snow patch above.
3. 45m, WI5, A ramp leads to a vertical section entering a deep gully with rock on the left hand side. Belay on a rock ledge on the left hand side.
4. 25m Scottish IV. Continue up narrow gully. The pitch finishes at a snow patch. In situ abseil stance. At the time of the first ascent the upper ice section had significant pressurised water below the surface.
1. 80m, 55 degrees, Pass a rock band via a snow / ice passage to a snow slope and belay at the entrance of a corner.
2. 40m, VS4c, In situ peg. A 20m snow/ice ramp to a short, steep 10m rock step. Initially a chimney climb with good protection and a piton at the crux. Leave chimney at its steepest point by stepping right to gain the snow patch above.
3. 45m, WI5, A ramp leads to a vertical section entering a deep gully with rock on the left hand side. Belay on a rock ledge on the left hand side.
4. 25m Scottish IV. Continue up narrow gully. The pitch finishes at a snow patch. In situ abseil stance. At the time of the first ascent the upper ice section had significant pressurised water below the surface.
A. Stokes-Rees, O. Metherell, J. Mehigan 03/Jan/2011.
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