With another fantastic day forecast on the west, we decided to head back up to Beinn an Dothaidh and look at Menage a Trois which people on UKC seem to enjoy more than Pas De Deux. We were up early and managed to catch the lunar eclipse which was impressive in a weird way!
There was an awesome sunrise and the sky was full of pinks and blues as we walked in, again fantastic views in all directions. The line comes into view once you round the coire edge and it is a great line. We split the route into four pitches and Neil block led the first three which meant we were both warm and kept moving as it was pretty chilly around -13C. The second pitch up the first half of the corner was really good fun, the second half just felt awkward but was also fun in a masochistic and mental way! Mixed climbing ay!
I think we both decided that we have now done enough mixed climbing for the season and shall be pursuing more ice routes...on a purely ethical basis of course.
A great two days before winding down for Christmas, hope it's a good one for everyone.
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