These photos are of a day that never happened. This day won’t be talked about. No-one will tell stories about it.
In mountaineering, we often only share stories of the epics. The epic successes or the epic epics.
These photos show the moments shortly after backing off a loose and avalanchy-feeling winter route. After these photos, we packed up, walked home and drove back to Manchester. The right decision was made to turn round – just as it had been the right decision to go up and look at it.
Nobody talks about sensible but boring decision making. It’s not exciting. It’s not noteworthy. Nobody mentions it.
As a newbie in the outdoors, I made a number of type 2/3 fun errors because I didn’t realise that wise people would make sensible but boring decisions like these.
So here you are – some photos and a story of a sensibly boring trip.
Fun fact: this was the third time I’d walked into Coire An t’Sneacha this winter – on the first day it’d been easy, second day it’d felt reasonably tough. On this day, the walk in itself felt like a mission. Conditions make a difference.
Originally posted on this post on Instagram
