Whenever I go for a winter climb in Scotland I seem to pick the most extreme weather of the winter and this year was no different. The highlands were experiencing some of the highest wind speeds on record with over 115mph being recorded on Ben Nevis.
I was climbing with guide and mountaineer
Ken Applegate whose knowledge of the mountain was priceless.
And so we ventured out on Tues into the white to climb Western Rib on Aonach Mor. After an hour or so we arrived at the foot of the rib and set off up the 400m climb, it was in great winter condition with plenty of neve, ice and frozen turf to keep us moving quickly up the towards the summit.
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| A rubbish image but shows the condition (Tues), Western Rib just left of centre |
After 3 hours we topped out onto the plateau in the full force of the storm and battled our way back to the top ski station to catch the gondola back down.
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| Ken on the second (?) pitch |
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| PH on belay duty |
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| The usual mountain from the usual viewpoint |
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