We had a nice day for it, windy and cold, with the clouds coming and going, but at least we got some sunshine :-) The snow was shin deep with drifts up to knee deep. Fortunately it is a popular walk, and we started quite late, so 20 or 30 people had already plugged steps for us! 
The ruins of a farmer's croft. Imagine what life must have been like living in a draughty old stone building like this, the winters used to be a lot snowier and colder in the Highlands too.
Unfortunately it clouded over by the time we got to the top so we didn't hang around too long. We got lots of nice views on the way up.
Hilary and Andy had ditched all their mountaineering gear once the left South America. Andy was able to borrow a pair of my boots but Hilary ended up looking like a bit of an amateur. Disappointing really. Actually, we all did - everyone else had at least walking poles and generally an ice-axe as well. I suppose when you throw away your old stuff and get the latest model of everything each year, you want to make sure you take it for a walk, otherwise you haven't had your money's worth! 
It's said that cold weather significantly improves friction for bouldering, but I think Andy really struggled with the conditions.
He even fell into a crevasse!
Mmmmm! Beer.
I hope this blog post finds you well. More exciting mountain adventures in the next post.
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