The crag was looking very wintry with plenty of riming from about half height and not too much in the way of cornices. There were a few teams on other routes but I opted for a solo of Right Buttress Crack (Grade III) which was untouched. The snow was very deep and unconsolidated but once I'd swum into the chimney things improved. The first chockstone was fairly tricky but a great little route which offers plenty of harder variations.
Once on the ridge I just had time to get to the summit of Helvellyn for a spectacular sunset.
