Last day. Went somewhere a bit different though - Glen Nevis. Nice to do something Nevissy (Matt still didn't feel comfortable doing Nevis due to bad weather - there had been a rescue there last night).
Trek at start was really hard this time. My body felt like it was looking forward to the end of the course. I had to ask for a snack rest at one point - which was the first time during the whole week. We then continued with the "Alpine Plod".
Matt said not to use the Ice Axe on the climb today, which I thought was great at first, but still turned out to be unnerving because the rock was icy and the gloves far from delicate.
My energy levels were better after the climb, but my feel still felt loose and clumsy.
Plenty to see though - the cornices had fallen away dramatically in a number of places - you could see the remains of the avalanche below.
The walk back down Glen Nevis was lovely, not the usual slog return of most walks. The trees were stripped to the their skeletons and looked almost burnt out against the white background of the snow.
Met Matt for a last beer in Fort William. I asked him about climbs that he's done and it turned out the list was pretty impressive, including El Capitan, The Nose and a bunch of other very serious climbs. Really decent guy, hope to climb with him again at some point.
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Munro - Stob Ban
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