Dave, Andy and I headed up onto the Ben again today under stunning blue skies and with no wind. We climbed The Gutter (IV, 4) that starts in Glovers Chimney and then takes a line out right to follow a great ice pitch and some easier snow slopes onto the top of Tower Ridge and then onto the summit plateau. As the day progressed the clouds came in and it started snowing. The wind also picked up. The mountain was very quiet and we only saw 4 other people all day. The conditions right now are great for this early in the season and with the current cycles of melt, freeze and snowfall they will continue to get better.
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