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tsarted19 Mar 2014
Does anyone know if any of the gullies on Lochnagar are now cornice free due to the thaw? It looks like a refreeze is coming without too much fresh snow in the east and I was wondering if Raeburn's Gully or stuff on the southern sector might be worth a look.
In reply to PaulN: This is such a frustrating winter. More snow than you can shake a stick at but no weather to climb it in. Followed by weather to climb it in, but either huge cornice-threats or no snow. Gaah!
Oh well, plodding up Tower Ridge like everyone else won't hurt as a fall-back option
In reply to tsarted:
Picture of Raeburns, 3rd one down, looks like a snow slope, on the 10th March. Some of these cornices are down by the Loch now but there are plenty still hanging on. I don't think the climbing in Lochnagar is particularly inspiring at the moment, a pity, it had so much potential.
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