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Last weekend the sun shone in the Lakes and although not quite T shirt weather Rosemary and Adele enjoyed some walking and Scrambling on Great Gable and Cam Crag Ridge

Rosemary on Cam Crag Ridge.

Now Adele is in Kathmandu preparing for her Jagged Globe Lhotse Expedition where she will be leading two members of her team Scott Graham and Ron Rutland up the fourth Highest Mountain in the world.

Adele would like to thank  PHD software designs for their continued support and new Hispar Sleeping bag, Bramwell International for their support and new Meindel approach shoes, Madison for supplying a Go Pro Head Cam and Berghaus for a compliment of outdoor kit to wear on the expedition.

Lhotse from Camp 1

Charlotte on the lead with Louis belaying!

Following sun kissed Yorkshire Sandstone Adele had the pleasure of another day by the sea side at the Aberdour Sea cliffs with Raymond and Roger

Diana abseiling down Broad Gully

Today was a special Birthday present for Diana. Wet, windy and pretty wild was a perfect day for Diana to refresh her skills before spending her 70th Birthday on Mera Peak and Tharpu Chuli in Nepal.
Well done for surviving the day !

This was also Adele's last day of the Scottish Winter season so perhaps a few glasses of wine may replace the obligatory coffee and cake.

Sandy and Jess in No 3 Gully

This weekend Sandy and Jess left the depths of Newcastle to strike lucky in the highlands. With the freezing level dropping to 700m and new snow forecast it was back to the Ben on Saturday. The plan was to climb No 2 Gully which appeared to be what everyone else was planning as well, so with a quick diversion we headed to No 3 which we had to ourselves for most of the time.

Jess topping out on No 3 Gully

Keeping to its reputation the gully reared up at the end and gave a fine steep pitch for the finale.

The good weather continued for Sunday so it was back to Bidean via the Lost Valley.

Descending back into the hidden valley.

All in all a superb weekend of Scottish Winter Mountaineering
Thank you Sandy and Jess

Tommorow Adele will be spending her last day in the Highlands with Diana ( aged 69 and 335 days) as special treat for the big 70 and in preparation for her forthcoming expeditions.