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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!