Coire nam Beitheach

Looking up towards Coire nam Beitheach, originally uploaded by gavin_sweet.

Conditions on Saturday colder and a little less windy. A couple of inches of frash snow right down to the glen.
High avalanche risk with so much snow around, and we didnt want to burn up before long day with guide tomorrow. Straightforward route up Bidean via nam Beitheach seemed a good idea.Legs warmed slowly but by the time we made the high corrie to the south west we were going well. Several other parties out looking at buttresses below Aonach Dubh, not sure whether they saw them through though as there was a deal of snow up there, and we saw groups exiting below later.
The Coire nam Beitheach was filled with snow, but it was still light and holding together well. Followed a line to the side of the middle of the headwall by an obvious rib of rock in the centre. Quite steep but avoiding any obvious danger from cornices. Easy exit to the sharp ridge of the bealach where we were smacked in the face by a very strong wind.