Ice, sun, beer and carrot cake!

Another early start and rock hard bomber snow for Giancarlo and Fiona's climb up Jacob's Ladder.
With rock solid axe placements in the snow-ice until after mid-day, Giancarlo, Fi and I savored and enjoyed the airy exposure at the serac-like cornice for our picnic in the sun.
We then ambled back down to meet Andy enjoying a beer in the sun at the ski are carpark after a round of the Northern Corries.
We finished our alpine-like day with coffee, tea and cakes at the superb Mountain Cafe Aviemore, courtesy of 'G' - now that's the type of guiding work, I really like... ;-)

Lots more photos on our Facebook photo album here and the YouTube video is now here.