Tuesday 12 January 2010

Run away....

We paid a visit to Oui, Oui on Creag Dubh today. It has featured heavily in the press over the last few days and has received a huge number of ascents. However with temperatures of 6 oC at the base and with the sun full on the ice we decided that discretion was the best option and rapidly retreated. The ice was running with water and there were a number of fragile looking icicles threatening the whole route. The was one team making an attempt, minus the final pillar, but we were happy with our decision that the level of objective risk was just too high.