14°C, showers.

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Debrief meeting: rather a gloomy feedback session; three have pulled out, I got a ticking off (which was expected) and facing up to reality- it was called-for. I continue to stagger with a tight lumber and less than cheerful outlook. Lets make sure that we don’t become the subject of an article like this.

This shot looks like our ascent, I took the route on the right, following zig-zags in the scree. Most of the others went left. Blow is a link to a map of our route- purple was the intended route and red where we went in error in that thick cloud and hail.

Still, many of us want to beat that mountain- so we’re going back soon. In the meantime I have some shopping to do- mainly safety gear and a bigger pack to carry it in.
Let’s see what I can find.