Curved Ridge

Chris

Working for Jagged Globe today, I took Chris and Stefan on their last day of their course to Curved Ridge, unfortunately in the rain. The rain was initially heavy but it was forecast to ease off as the day moved on, so we'd be fine. Unfortunately there isn't any snow on the ridge any more, so it was a 'summer' ascent. There were a few other teams on the climb including Zac, who got up and off early.

Chris with Stefan behind

Chris found Number 2 Gully 'exciting' the other day, so he was definitely exhilarated by todays climb. Stefan was relaxed and composed as ever. Before this week Chris was backcountry skiing in Asia, and it'll be France next week, followed by Greenland in a few weeks, hopefully this weeks fun will last in his memory for a while. This was Stefan's first taste of Scottish mountaineering, and I hope he'll be back for more.


There was no need for our crampoons today.

Pose for the photos

The remaining snow in Coire na Tulaich

We did use our axes in the upper bowl at the end of Curved Ridge, before Crowberry Gap, but the team after us avoided this snow by heading over to the next ridge. On the way down we deliberately went onto the remaining snow in Coire na Tulaich, to show that Chris's and Stefan's abilities and confidence had grown over the week.