Number Three Gully Buttress - Friday

CIC Ice Falls. Waterfall Gully

Jagged Globe - Snow and Ice Climbing

On Friday I got a chance to climb with Fred again, who was at the end of his Snow and Ice Climbing week, with Jagged Globe. He wanted a mixed climb at about III/IV. He had ice earlier in the week. We chose Number Three Gully Buttress and headed up towards Coire na Ciste. We had very poor visibility for the entire approach. I had a couple of glimpses of the climb and could see another team on it, about an hour ahead of us. Elsewhere, lots of teams were on Ledge Route and SW Ridge of the Douglas Boulder.

Another view of CIC Ice Falls and a better view of Waterfall Gully

Fred walking up towards Coire na Ciste

The Curtain - not fully formed yet

The Douglas Boulder - lots of climbers of the SW Ridge.

Fred on pitch 2 of Number Three Gully Buttress

The fun little traverse onto the rock after the snowy bay

Quickstep

Two-Step Corner

Fred in the snowy bay with Two-Step Corner behind

Fred approaching the last belay, before the fun final chimney pitch

Fred climbing the last little section to the top

All the trail breaking earlier in the day on the approach paid off with the fun on the climb. We took the direct chimney exit at about IV, before the final ramp to the top. Fred enjoyed the climb more and more as the climb got more inrteresting towards the top.

Fred topping out with brilliant scenery behind

The main mountain path immediately after the waterfall