In the abscence of Mr Kinbote , Sky took the reins with route planning . Mr Kinbote although absent was well represented by his brother Scott Kinbote and like his sibling set off like a scalded cat unhindered by the dense undergrowth on his face . Up to fiddlers , down the badgers claw or was it the Giants claw or perhaps the badgers pad ? Out to Sallys yard and up to post in nice sun but with the addition of light snow . Up to the flat mountain and across to Knockshee . It was so cold here that a very brief stop was in order . Liz and Alex went for a bath while the rest of us felt a higher ( moral) path in order and met them at the Y junction . Here a fateful decision to try the leftmost path which although initially pleasant soon turned into a battle with the open mountain . Sky came into his own here and left Scott of Katesbridge behind as he forged a path to the mast\/gully trail . Sharp left to mast in freezing conditions and then onwards and downwards to accompany Sky for his 22nd Meen . A nice new trail taking us from here to the rocky road , stopping only to try the “Sitting Stone ” for size. Down to the stone , across to back of stone and down to top burma. Lost Alex here as youthful exhuberance took him up the mountain again . Out to the end of top burma and down in the trees to Burma and home nice and early .<\/p>\n
The shed must still not be finished as Mr Power was nowhere to be seen .<\/p>\n