Meall an t-Suidhe

Me being "confidence roped" by Jake

Jake in a Bucket Seat

Abseiling from a Snow Bollard

 Carn Dearg from Coire Dubh

Today, continuing the theme of short rehab days on the hill, Jake and I headed upto Meall an t-Suidhe 711m a little used peak on the way up Ben Nevis just above the halfway lochan. As Jake is going for his Winter Mountain Leader Assessment soon he wanted to look at snow belays and rope work. As soon as we hit some snow Jake "confidence roped" me whilst I deliberately slipped over a few times to make him work hard keeping me on my feet. Higher up the hill we found a good patch of snow to look at Snow Bollards, Buried Axe, Buried Rucksack and Bucket Seats as well as a bit of personal abseiling. A quick walk over to the summitt cairn and a bimble down the main Ben Nevis tourist track saw us back at the car in good time. The weather was nice today with plenty of sunshie, however there were a few powerful gusts of wind to keep us on our toes.