Lochnagar
20th February 2020
A stroll up Lochnagar’s West Ridge today. Some postholing lower down but generally firmer the higher I got. Two small avalanches from last night were noted.
Very windy with quite a lot of snow blowing around. Some new windslab was developing but last nights brief mild period had helped consolidate recent deposits.
It’s become very icy in some exposed areas.
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Crags looking good, the further climbers left you go the less snow there is due to recent strong winds. Some of the exits are interesting.
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Black Spout Right Hand. Deep and relatively steep accumulations. Big cornice climbers left out of shot.
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