ML Assessment Day Two

Me and My Fellow Assesseeeee's

It was the steep ground day today, and we headed out into the Mamores. Another typical Scottish Day, with snow, winds and poor visibility. Again we had to perform a few set pieces like abseiling over and edge, lowering someone over a drop, Making a T-axe belay, Snow Bollards, and more snowpack analysis.

I was slightly less nervous today, and finally felt like I had relaxed into the process. Again I had some good feedback from the day. Although I am now packing for my three day expedition, and looking at the forecast of plus 7 degrees on the summit on thursday, so unless that changes then we might not spend two nights snowholing, as the thawing conditions don’t make for good snowholing, in fact snowholes are likely to collapse under such conditions.

The plan is to head into the Grey Corries, a place I have wanted to visit, but given that it is a long walk in and out for a day mission, I am looking forward to exploring this new area. I have a few picture from today, in particular one of John’s Snow Bollard, I have to say I had bollard envy when I saw his master piece of snowmanship! It is beyond a texted book bollard!

A Work of Art or a Snow Bollard
The summits up there somewhere!

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