1st time ice climber

Forgive the rather unflattering 'bum-shot' but I'm sure every ice-climber has some lurking in a folder somewhere.

Dave and I have some filming planned soon on Ben Nevis and never having touched ice with an axe before, we thought it would be a good idea to hit the Ice Factor and try swinging some tools for the first time before I hit the real stuff, as the weather outside is minging. That was two nights ago now and my forearms are still stiff from the savage pump.

Amazing fun though!

I'm sure all you proper ice climbers are getting psyched for the next couple of days as it looks like there are some pretty good conditions on the horizon.