Cold and Clear

After the storms of the past few days Monday dawned cold calm and clear. It was a lovely day for winter walking on the sparkling rimed grass. There is very little snow though as it had all but melted during Saturdays thaw. Climbing conditions looked very poor and dangerous on the easier lines but were probably reasonable on the harder rock routes. The ground surface was only partially frozen but there were smears of water ice and a thin frosting and rime on the corrie cliffs.