Well I WAS supposed to be on the sleeper up to Scotland for two days in the mountains. In which case the answer would have been sitting in the bar on the train drinking beer and looking at maps.

But then the 6 pm mountain weather forecast said 55 MPH winds with gusts up to 85 MPH, snow all day with occassional white out conditions , and a cloudbase at 750 metres. So I said, stuff that for a game of soldiers, put the ice axe back under the bed, and had some beers at home instead. Ho hum there will be other weekends.