Winter Stomping

Aladdin`s Route

This fine route sits Far right of Jacobs Ladder and it good conditions has some really nice ice. I did this route with Gareth on January the 5th. There was alot of traffic on most routes that morning and Aladdins was the line we could get on as soon as we got there. After getting there the two of us were stuffed with the cold and hungover to admit it.

First pitch Gareth led and there was not much on the way of gear at all, after sitting freezing for a good 15minutes i went about seconding it and found him slung to a huge block. With the mighty Cairngorms wind blowing us around i went up the next pitch into the gully and up to the belay point the conditions were great. Gareth then come up for some good photos from myself and carried on onto some really good ice and onto the belay point. After that we had a cup of tea before last pitch just with the sun going down.