Stephen Boraston from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

Climbing today path was ice under snow, you needed clamp ins spikes to grip through as sliding everywhere. No wind in wooded area but at Kepa feeling strong northerly -8c real feel, later at 1589mtrs wind was 40kmph giving windchill of -10c and worse. I had to return as my heart not working nearly blacked out as also have Raynauds syndrome and very weak blood flow, face fingers I could not feel at all, to go on for me further in that chill would have been certain death. People with good hearts it's no problem but it was my limit. Love this mountain and have climbed it before in under 2hrs.

2017-11-28