Yesterday I was out in the Cairngorms with John and a Falkirk Community Trust Outdoors team of Alasdair, Alec, Imran and Wilson. We had an excellent day climbing Pygmy Ridge in Coire an t-Sneachda after which we walked over to the Loch Avon Basin and climbed Afterthought Arete on Stag Rocks. We then headed back across the plateau to pt. 1141m and dropped back in to the ski area.
This made for a classic circuit taking in two good Moderate rock climbs. Care is required with some loose rock on both climbs and on the approach to Pygmy Ridge. The rock was generally dry and we had one light shower during the day.
There are a few snow patches still around, but they didn’t impact the approaches to our routes. Hell’s Lum Crag looked quite damp and still has a significant snow patch underneath it’s right hand side. I’ve put a few more photos from the day on the Climbnow Facebook page.
