... seven o'clock after a four o'clock start. It was the only morning in nearly two weeks of walking that there was an overnight frost. Others we passed heading the other way after this would have had very poor conditions underfoot as the surface was already soft here. It was on this glacier that Edward Whymper did his investigations on the layering of snow in glaciers in the mid 19th century. Not much time to compose pictures and not easy to get alternative viewpoints when there are such big crevasses and one is tied to others. 3137_010917_270000000.jpg Fraser posted: 1 Mar 2018 15:54 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rob, Clip-fit 49mm lens cap arrived, but far too fiddly to use in the middle of a field of cabbages. I want a lens cap which fits over the lens barrel rather than into it, and preferably tapered so that precise location isn't needed when wearing gloves. It's ludicrous that I can have such a hi-tech piece of equipment, and my main problem is the lens cap. However -- PROBLEM SOLVED. The ...