Tunnocks booster

Tunnocks kindly agreed to provide some snacks for the climb so I munched through half a caramel log to steel myself for the final stretch. The summit was just over two hours away. Conditions were simply perfect. There was absolutely no wind at all. The sun was getting stronger all the while so we put on our suncream and glacier glasses. I knew that we just had to keep the head down for another few hours and we would make it. We were all in good spirits. We made off once more and saw a couple of teams really struggling at the vallot. One poor guy was taking a short pace before stopping to lean over his axe for a minute before taking another small pace again. We felt cheered by the fact that we still had good momentum. Other teams yielded readily and let us pass as we moved up the narrow bosses ridge. Julie shouted that we were passing the point where she turned around on her last attempt. The previous year her and her husband to be (Ian) found themselves being rushed up by an arrogant french guide that had earned the nickname 'fast frank'. This year was proving to be quite a different experience altogether. Jonathan was keen to keep a lid on any premature assumptions that the summit was nearly in the bag. We crossed one deep looking crevasse with a long run and jump each. The axe was plunged at the other side for insurance but we made it over no fuss. We passed over the bosses bumps and the ridge began to level ever so slightly with each step......