Right now I have a tentative date of dec 26 or 27 for scrambling over old rag again but I've never attempted it in the winter and the guide book I have for SNP insists you need an ice axe or
crampons (I have the axe, just no mountaineering boots or crampons, purchases for next year I think). I remember there being a stream near old rag fire road, would it be feasible to filter water in late ...