Contemplating the route from the approach trench – Centrist goes into the turfy snow bay before heading up the grooves and outflanking the roofs on the left
Not a bad outlook over the frozen loch and away to Deeside
The face says it all – Rob unimpressed with the amount of swimming required to get to the base of the route
Entering the groove at the start of the first pitch
Why climbers should always wear bright colours! The cliffs of Lochnagar buried in powder behind
Deceptively steep climbing straight off the deck – Callum pulling the chockstone
My initial attempts at the crux section ended a couple of metres above, unsure if we were even in the right place. Photo credit: Rob Reglinski
A colourful climber reaches the end of the first pitch after gaining the Spiral Terrace on Shadow Buttress A
Callum on the crux – setting up for a series of laybacks around the roof. Photo credit: Rob Reglinski
An all-too-familiar end to another long day on Lochnagar! Photo credit: Rob Reglinski
