Alas, this was not the case outside. Freezing levels above the summits, raining all day and strong winds were forecast. The accuracy of the forecast was spot on. So Robin and I spent our second and final day in the comfort of the Ice Factor in Kinloch leven. The beauty of this facility is that one can squeeze so much in to a session. Ice climbing, ice screw placement, Abalakov threads, dry tool bouldering and bottom roping, placing trad gread on lead, rock climbing, leading, coffee and cake. All in the comfort of being indoors. What would we have learnt if we went up Ben Nevis....Robins Alpine soft shells aren't good for Scotland and it was very wet! WE both knew that before leaving the car.
