I should add a wee extra to the story.
On my first trip in there with my Army mate we were getting our gear sorted near to nightfall (in October) as we were heading home next day, when we heard a small plane flying over.
It came and landed on the Welcome Flat and about 10 minutes later 2 guys walked in.
They had come to check out the hut and were happy that we were heading out in the morning as they had loaded the plane with food and booze for the weekend...and there were a couple of girls back in Franz waiting for them to come back to take them in. The plane was a wee Auster (I think) so couldn't carry all the gear and 4 people at a time.
Anyway, the guys unloaded all their gear and booze and went back to the plane for the pilot to go pick up the girls.
Now it's quite chilly in there in October...frosty even...and the damn plane wouldn't start!
They tried and tried until too dark to do anything.
Two guys looking for a horny weekend had all their plans go awry.
We were about 1/2 way out next morning by 10am and finally heard the plane flying back down the valley.
Don't know if the girls would still be waiting for them though.
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