In reply to Mike Pescod:
Was up Number 2 today which was excellent, probably thanks to last night being so clear: lots of nice chewy ice. Unfortunately temps just above zero and the route was in the cloud latterly so it's all slowly melting up there and will continue to do so tomorrow by the look of the forecast. Fortunately freeze and snow coming on Monday, but with most of the mountain black, it's generally going to take a while.
In terms of other lines, Raeburn's Easy Route looked doable from a distance, but the ice step is probably getting a bit thin. Didn't get a closer look as the cloud came in as I got nearer the bottom of Number 2. I met two guys who'd retreated from Gardyloo Gully, having found the main pitch thin and falling down. Other than that, nowt but the grade I gullies at the moment.
