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Day 16: Climbing Meall a’ Buachaille and Snowblade

 

Heading towards Meall a' Buachaille

 

On the lower summit

 

Gillian

 

Little Sister and D2

 
 

Icecap reflections

 

Unnamed peaks

 

On the higher summit

 

Skiing down from the col

 
 

Breakable crust

 

Long schuss towards camp

 

Julia on the way back

 

Saven from Camp 3

 
 

Peter and Nigel skiing below Viricaenium (note the avalanche debris)

 

Snowblade

 

Traversing beneath the giant blocks...

 

...hoping they stay where they are!

 
 

The final arete

 

Looking back from the summit

 

Back down the ridge

 

The one we didn't do!