I headed up Ben Nevis today with Si and Martin. There had been a great deal of new snow overnight which prompted us to head for high ground and have a crack at Tower Ridge. I’ve done this route a few times in both summer and winter but the going was just too slow today with the ridge under a thick layer of powder. Snow continued to fall throughout the day and we made the sensible decision to descend before we got too high.

Not surprisingly, Ledge Route was busy today and views of the Orion Face  and Point Five area looked promising but the approaches are probably not too sensible until the new snow settles.