HWUMC

Maybe practice setting up a Tyrolean then?
(Old Man of Stoer bring back any memories folks? Not that I was there, that is)

BTW Its the NE ridge of Aonach Beag, to be precise, that I was suggesting - and I reckon that's a pretty massive day too, even from the Steall hut.


FYI:
I'm going to be on Skye for the W/C Saturday 13th June (not going anywhere near Flodigarry, of course) - If anybody else is planning to be up there around then, let me know as I might be up for various hill-based activities (Blaven-Clac Glas Traverse anyone?). But Can't offer any accommodation as the cottage we've rented is tiny.

Yeah, I looked it up in the new guidebook (a thoroughly undeserved present to myself). It does indeed look like quite a big day from Steall, but I'm thinking of heading to the west face of Aonach Mor which looks like a few hours walk in, and probably only an hour and a half back from the summit of Aonach Mor.

Alternatively there's always the gondola back down, and there's a bus that runs from Nevis Range round into Glen Nevis if we're knackered.

Katie - it would seem that Florine is now officially a veggie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K2VmHHOuHQ

And for future ref - the kitchen is 'appointed' - 4 gas rings with grill underneath, small pots no big pots, lots of plates, cutlery - few bowls. Take a sleeping mat too.

How cute are otters? Bit bigger than a hamster though

So what did people get up to then? Any massive expeditions?

Massive expeditions attempted but not successful, seemed to be the general story.
On Saturday, Jan and I left early to try the Ring of Steall, and having forded the Allt Coire a' Mhail because the waterfall was too full got just about onto the ridge of An Gearanach before having to abandon due to very high winds full of water in some form that didn't hang about long enough to identify. So back down, and then pottering around the hut. Meanwhile, the others did various things, mainly at low levels. I'm not sure of all the details.
On Sunday, Craig, Liam, Jan, and I again left early, this time to attempt Aonach Beag and Aonach Mor. It wasn't quite as windy as Saturday, but visibility was rather poor once we got into the clouds, and we were reduced to axe-throwing to check we weren't about to go off a cornice. We're half-claiming Aonach Beag on the basis of a GPS fix not too far from the summit on the safer side, but it's another route on the ever-growing "I'll be back" list. There were some rather nice snow-slopes in Coire Giubhsachan, which was some compensation for the terrible conditions further up.
I think the only definite peak, and the award for preserving the honour of the club, goes to Jack for his solo run to the top of Binnein Beag on Saturday afternoon. Apparently conditions had eased off rather by then.
Stuart and Laura were apparently staying in the Ben Nevis Inn, and were invited to dinner on Saturday night, but didn't turn up. Their helpings didn't go to waste.