Headed out for a solo day out mountaineering today. I headed up Ledge route and down the CMD arete.
Ledge route hard firm snow covered by 4" of soft stuff, it wasn't too much work breaking trail. It felt pretty easy for the grade however there wouldn't be much gear if you wanted to pitch it.
The summit plateau was a mixture of icy wind scoured areas, and hard going areas of deep snow.
The slopes down to the CMD arete were wind scoured and icy, the posts on the LHS were easily visible. The arete itself was in fantastic condition with lots of neve with the odd patch of soft snow. Some care had to be taken due to the cornices though.
http://www.masterplan-mountaineering.co.uk/2014/03/ledge-route-carn-mor-dea...
Al
