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... and another at the top of the fourth pitch (if you look at the full-sized image, you should be able to just see Shona at my left (your right), the rope leading across pitch 5 to the belay at the bottom of the Split Pillar, and Johnny at the belay):

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Once HJ had led across to the base of the Split Pillar, and we'd swapped positions with Shona and Johnny I rolled up my sleeves (literally: the top I was wearing has very long sleeves!) and got to work. I was really looking forward to getting back on this pitch again. It's an absolutely stunning 40 metres of climbing. As you can see, the guide says "Pumpy for the grade." Not unlike a lot of the great classic pitches at around the 18 - 20 range onBen Lomond|../../../../../../../../../../display/thesarvo/Ben+Lomond+-+Northern+Escarpment|\ in Tasmania. Here's the beta:

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