The infernal conditions....

Or not as the case may be. This photo was taken last week on the way up to our attempt on Sharp Edge which I blogged about last week - showing the new snow that had fallen and that made the Edge so treacherous.

So hy this....well its snowing in Penrith and the forecast for the next 3 days is for it to snow on and off. One thing about snow is that it is not usually so cold when it does...so will it freeze into nice hard packed neve or not. A report on the UKClimbing website says that Skiddaw was in fantastic condition yesterday with iron hard neve - whilst the avalanche at the foot of Pinnacle ridge has occupied a lot of our thoughts recently..see www.ukclimbing.com for details; especially those of us who like playing around on the Gully climbs..

One possible target for Saturday is Central Gully on Great End...quite an avalanche trap usually although reports suggest that the snow is pretty stable at the moment. It is also quite high so has more chance of freezing....then again there is always Blea Tarn however that may well involved pure ice.....

Nice to have these dilemma's though - although my flat is freezing cold it is one hell of a good winter!!