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15 Dec 2011
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Sixth
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272
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15 Dec 2011

Winter Climbs in the Cairngorms

The Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh by Allen Fyffe, Blair Fyffe

A practical guidebook to the best winter climbing routes in the Cairngorms, on Creag Meagaidh noted for its classic ice climbs, Lochnagar and Braeriach. Routes include a wide range of grades, lengths and styles, from straightforward to exceptionally difficult. Scottish winter climbing is world renowned for its adventure and quality of experience. More...

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Seasons

any time from November until April, and in exceptional years, as early as October or as late as Read More... June!

Centres

Aviemore and Strathspey in the north and Braemar and Deeside for the south and central areas; Read More... Creag Meagaidh is accessible Speyside and also from Fort William and the west.

Difficulty

a wide range of routes and difficulty from straightforward climbs to some of exceptional Read More... difficulty; from single pitches to over 250m in length and from easily accessible to extremely remote but requiring a solid mountaineering background.

Must See

main area covered is the Cairngorms, both north and south, granite peaks with extensive areas of Read More... high plateau and four peaks over 4,000 feet in high, offering superb winter climbing in a unique mountain environment.
 
 

Getting to the Cairngorms

List of diagrams

Introduction

Conditions
Routes and grades
Route lengths
Recommended routes
Maps
Equipment
Avalanches
Mountain rescue

Cairngorms North

Overview map

Coire an t-Sneachda

The Mess of Pottage
Aladdin’s Buttress
Fluted Buttress
Fiacaill Buttress

Coire an Lochain

Number 1 Buttress
Number 2 Buttress
Number 3 Buttress
Number 4 Buttress

Lurcher’s Crag (Creag an Leth-Choin)

Sron na Lairige

Carn Etchachan

The Lower Cliff, Main Face
The Upper Cliff, Main Face
The Gully Face

Shelter Stone Crag

Garbh Uisge Crag

Hell’s Lum Crag

Stag Rocks

Left-hand Section
Right-hand Section

Stac an Fharaidh

East Flank
West Flank

The Cairntoul/Braeriach Amphitheatre

Angel’s Peak
Corrie of the Chokestone Gully
Garbh Choire Mor
Garbh Choire Dhaidh
Coire Bhrochain
Coire an Lochain

The Corries of Beinn a’Bhuird

Coire na Ciche
Coire an Dubh Lochain
Garbh Choire

Coire Sputan Dearg

Grey Man’s Crag Area
Snake Ridge Area
The Central Buttresses

Creagan a’Choire Etchachan

Cairngorms South

Overview map
Lochnagar

The Southern Sector

Perseverance Wall
The Cathedral

The Northern Sector

Central and Shadow Buttress Group
Eagle Ridge and the Parallel Buttress Group
Black Spout Pinnacle
West Buttress Group

Creag an Dubh Loch

Eagles Rocks

Mid-West Buttress
Mid-East Buttress
Broad Cairn Bluffs

Glen Clova

Winter Corrie
Corrie Fee

Creag Meagaidh

Overview map

Creag Meagaidh

Girdle Traverse
Bellevue Buttress
Raeburn’s Gully Buttress
Pinnacle Buttress
The Post Face
The Inner Corrie

Appendix A  Index of Routes: Cairngorms North

Appendix B  Index of Routes: Cairngorms South

Appendix C  Index of Routes: Creag Meagaidh

 
 
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