Winter Climbs Ben Nevis and Glen Coe

Now with over 800 routes, and photo topos throughout, this seventh edition includes descriptions of the best winter climbing in Ben Nevis and Glencoe include all the best new routes and access points, giving climbers a wide choice of routes of all grades and types - buttress, gully or ridge.

List of diagrams






Preface







Introduction






Climbing conditions






Weather and avalanches






Access rights






Equipment and safety






Using this guide






Rescue facilities






Amenities






BEN NEVIS






CENTRAL AREA






Approaches for Ben Nevis






Descents from Ben Nevis






Ben Nevis - general topography
Climbs from Coire Leis






Little Brenva Face






Climbs from Observatory Gully






The Minus Face






The Orion Face






Observatory Ridge






Observatory Buttress






Indicator Wall






Gardyloo Buttress






Tower Ridge - East Side






Douglas Boulder






Climbs from Coire na Ciste






Tower Ridge - West Side






The Upper Cascades






The Comb






Number Three Gully Buttress






Creag Coire na Ciste






The Trident Buttresses






Carn Dearg Buttress






Carn Dearg Summit Gullies






Climbs from Castle Coire






The Castle






North Face of Castle Ridge






'A big ride' by Dave Macleod







OUTLYING AREAS







Stob Ban






Mullach nan Coirean






Glen Nevis






Five Finger Gully Area






Aonach Mor and Aonach Beag






Aonach Mor East Face - Coire an Lochain






Aonach Mor West Face






Sgurr Finnisg-aig - Allt na h-Aire cascade






Aonach Beag North Face






Aonach Beag West Face






Stob Coire an Laoigh






'A long way down' by Mike Pescod







GLEN COE






CENTRAL AREA






Climbs from Coire nam Beith






An-t-Sron






Stob Coire nam Beith






West Top of Bidean nam Bian






Bidean nam Bian






Diamond Buttress






Collie's Pinnacle






Church Door Buttress






Aonach Dubh






West Face of Aonach Dubh






North Face of Aonach Dubh






East Face of Aonach Dubh






Stob Coire nan Lochan






West and North Faces of Gearr Aonach






Climbs from Coire Gabhail






East Face of Gearr Aonach






Lost Valley Minor Buttress






Lost Valley Buttress






Beinn Fhada and Stob Coire Sgreamhach






Lost Valley Ice Slabs






North Face of Beinn Fhada






Buachaille Etive Mor - Stob Dearg






Stob Dearg from Glen Etive - South East Face






Stob Dearg - North East Face - Lagangarbh approach






Coire na Tulaich






Stob Coire Altruim






The Aonach Eagach






Aonach Eagach - South Flank






'Haunt of the raven' by Hamish MacInnes







OUTLYING AREAS







Beinn Fhionnlaidh






Beinn a'Bheithir






Sgorr Dhonuill






Sgor na h-Ulaidh






A'Chaillach South East Face






Sron na Lairig






Glen Etive






Glen Ceitlein Slabs






Beinn Trilleachan - Etive Slabs






Ben Starav - Stob Choire Dheirg






Stob a'Ghlais Choire






Beinn Udlaidh






Appendix A: Accommodation for climbers





Appendix B: Index of routes