UKC

Has anyone been up to Corrie Fee by Glen Doll within the last couple of days? What sort of nick is it in?

In reply to Tam O'Bam:

Went into Corrie Fee yesterday. 2-3 teams heading for Look C but could not not see much ice so might have been interesting. We climbed an entertaining 6 pitch line to the right. Snow consolidated where not to deep. Turf frozen unless it was wet with lots of snow on it. Some icy bits but it was not well attached to the rock. Neve might be good after the thaw today and another freeze, so the easier gullies should be good after a cold night.

In reply to Tam O'Bam:

Here some images showing the conditions in Corrie Fee from yesterday:
http://graniteandice.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/forestry-commission-v6.html
Thawing today but if it gets cold again for several days then the neve should be good. Buttresses need some snow. Look C probably needs a big freeze to come in condition.

Didn't do any climbing but here's a timelapse of Corrie Fee yesterday:

youtube.com/watch?v=ERx5_hIteG8&

Looked like there was some avalanche debris at the bottom of B gully.

In reply to hwackerhage:
It was certainly interesting, Henning! There was ice, but it was buried under snow in places so had to clear it off a bit, but fun. The we traversed off after the interesting climb to do the Look C & B Gully chimney comboand downclimbed a gully (also fun) to finish of B Gully chimney, where there was some outrageously unconsolidated snow (some ice too), lots of swimming required, we did a nice mixed pitch up a wee buttress near the top to escape the floundering. An interesting, but fun day out. The best neve was on the descent slope - rockhard all the way. I think everywhere where it had avalached the day before was good, hence some good neve in Look C, but none in BGully chimney.

In reply to Heike:

Hi Heike, good to hear a report and you'll get a bravery award. Corrie Fee is quite low and Look C is a water line so it needs a long period of cold conditions for the ice to form. As a consequence it takes a long time to come into condition.

In reply to hwackerhage:
Thanks! Och it was quite nice in a hard work sort of a way...full body workout, you know! And it was out of the wind. Look C is definitely there in ice terms, the ice is just buried in places under tons of snow. I am sure the thaw today will do it good...

In reply to Heike:

If you were the first team on it, we declined to follow you, put off by the water running under the ice and the cruddy snow on top! You are keener than me.......good effort. We went for a walk.

In reply to Robert Durran:
Yes, we were the first ones in! Started climbing at about 8 or 8. 30 or so! It was quite good and a bit interesting - reminded me of Lillaz gully at the end of the season...water flowing, ice and the odd hole here and there.

In reply to hwackerhage:

Nice one Henning...

In reply to Euge:

Actually Eagle rock seemed to be the place to be in the East! http://www.mistymountainhop.net/