A week in the wet 2

7th September Sron na Ciche

Got up at 5am for the 2.5 hour drive to Glen Brittle. A further 2 hour walk in saw us at the start of Cioch West (S). Conditions on the approach looked perfect but as we neared the hugley impressive cliff face the wetness started to reveal itself. Our intended rout was Cioch Direct, Arrow Route and Integrity. Cioch Direct was running with water so we opted for an equally wet but slightly easier (my arse) line of Cioch West. The usually grippy gabbro was nowhere to be found today we barley managed one pitch out of 11 before having to retreat. The climbing on CW was incredibly difficuly (easy HVS in the wet) as the holds and foot placements were few added to that were big boots and packs....we shall return. Two hour walk out and off to the Slig for a pint.