A morning at the pass

Ross and I were at the Pass of Ballater getting to grips with leading and anchors for the morning on Saturday.

Having been out on the hills bagging winter routes with me Ross was looking to get his rock shoes back on and skill up for the summer.  A half day session was in order to get Ross started with his first leads and securing himself at the top of the crag.

First lead! Ross on Rightguard (Diff).

Ross 'in' Lime Chimney (VDiff).

The Pass became very busy very quickly so we threw in a abseil retreat off the crag early on to prevent any disruption to popular routes.

Ross leading the ever popular Jumbled Blocks Crack (VDiff*).

Clipping the rope.

Topping out on Ping Pong (Severe).

 Well done to Ross getting so much climbing done in so little time!