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I would love to do a climb on shelterstone but know I never will. It's just too far for the older me.
Did you not do 2 or 3 days back to back in the norries etc this winter? I reckon if you can do that you can get over the back to the Shelterstone. Obviously there's the easy gullies but there's also Castle Wall, the bottom pitch of which can be avoided but still gives the Shelterstone feeling.
The winds look worse on top from today's forecast. Thing is, I am used to high winds in Wales but there you tend to top out then descent again and the wind drops. Many kms slogging along flat open terrain to get to the crag could be murder, the wind looks constant. It's a long way to that climb even in good conditions. I haven't really recced any other options.
Now looking at Aladdin's Couloir on Core an t-Sneachda. Anyone know if the gullies are in condition or of a good place to find out?
Yeah, you definitely don't want to be ****ing about on the plateau in those winds. Lots of firm snow in the gullies, have a look at the SAIS blog.
Well we're heading up on the basis that we can head back down again if it gets bad. The route is reversable, the guidebook advocates it as a descent anyway.
The Met Office wind speed issue still seems to be rumbling on. The forecast for Cairngorm summit is currently showing gusts of 38 but the summit station is recording 70+ and as high as 89 in the last few hours.
There's also a big discrepancy between Met Office and MWIS for Sunday with the former forecasting under 50 mph and the latter 70-80 in the morning. For me, that's the difference between an unpleasant but manageable day and a genuinely dangerous one.
Did you not do 2 or 3 days back to back in the norries etc
Yep, did a day at Na Cho and two at sneachda in November. Was looking like a very promising season until I broke my finger 🙁
this winter? I reckon if you can do that you can get over the back to the Shelterstone.
Will see how well it heals. It's gone from not being able to grip my other wrist to being able to hold a steering wheel..... still a long way to go before I can grasp a Nomic. Bit if handle takpng required I reckon.
Did you go out Molgrips? It was wild enough at sea level here!