A great days mountaineering

I was out with regular client and friend Mick today for a days private guiding. Mick is joining me on Skye to do the Cuillin Ridge Traverse in 2 weeks time and wanted a days scrambling in preparation. We left the car at 10:00am and headed up the Milestone Buttress Approach (Grade 3) and then onto the Milestone Continuation (3). We then headed up the North Ridge of Tryfan (1) to the top of Bastow Gully. We down climbed Bastow Buttress Variant (2/3) to the Heather Terrace and then climbed Nor Nor Buttress Variant (3) back onto the North Ridge. From here we followed the remainder of the North Ridge (1) to the summit of Tryfan for lunch. We then headed down the South Ridge into Cwm Bochclwyd and climbed Main Gully Ridge (3) above the Alphabet Slabs on the Main Cliff of Glyder Fach. This gives a great route to the summit of Glyder Fach providing almost 1000ft of scrambling. The weather closed in as we topped out and so we descended the Gribin Ridge (1) and managed to get back to the car for 3:30pm. A brilliant day with Mick moving really well over the steep ground and providing some great training for the Cuillin.