Today i was on the east ridge of Stob Ban in Glen Nevis for Abacus Mountain Guides. A lot of fresh snow had fallen over the last 48hours, which made for knee deep on the approach and waist deep coming down the north ridge. Hot in the sun it felt very spring like with the weather and full on winter conditions on the ridge.
I was out with Finlay, 14.5 years old for his 1st winter climb and Alpine Guide aspirant and what a day for it. We did 2 pitches to start and then moved together for the rest of the route, crusing up the crux corners.
Hopefully in 10 years time i’ll be contacting him via WinkStar (or whatever the in social media site is) to book with him!
The approach
The ridge
The top
Looking north towards Fort William
Looking south