- Not a bad view! Ben Cruachan and Loch Etive seen from the base of the Slabs
- The central section of the Etive Slabs – Spartan Slab works it’s way from bottom left to top right of the photo
- Joe humping his way to glory on the awkward and strenuous overlap of pitch three
- After surmounting the overlap Rob pauses to take it all in
- The exciting hand traverse is a fun way to end the third pitch
- Some proper slab padding provides a fitting end to the difficulties while Ben Starav watches on
- Halfway through the pitch Rob gets his first protection and I start to breathe again
- From the top of Garbh Bheinn looking north it felt like all of the Highlands were laid out before us
- The monolithic South Wall of Garbh Bheinn with climbers just about to start up Excalibur
- The first two pitches of Butterknife seen from the descent gully
- Rob belayed by Joe sets off up the first pitch
- The climbing and situation gets better and better as Rob moves higher
- Rob living the dream as he nears the end of pitch 1
- Joe begins to bridge his way up the outrageous corner, shuffling our biggest cam up the wide crack
- Classy moves up and over the first roof which in the end proved the crux of the route