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Diadem main pitch
Placing gear
Looking down the 2nd Pitch
Avoiding the cornice
Topping out
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Report
:: Route(s)
Diadem
:: Route Grade
Grade IV
:: Weather Conditions
Low cloud, no wind, freezing level circa 600m but rising during the day.
:: Climbing Conditions
Good nick on all routes with multiple ascents of many of the lines especially popular being Staghorn, Smiths and the pumpkin. Icing covering all the rocks above 750m.
Complete snow cover for touring above about 750m with an obvious good descent line dropping well down into the coire following the burn lines at grid ref 454 882
:: Climbers
A Todd / R Plenderleith
This report was posted by AlTodd at 17.48hrs on Mon 8th Feb 10