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Little Billy 30 Jan 2014
Any news from the Cairngorms?

Routes it?
Routes to avoid?

Snow hole locations in?

Any Beta would be appreciated
Slugain Howff 30 Jan 2014
In reply to Little Billy:

Grim forecast.........at the risk of sounding a bit negative.

S
Little Billy 30 Jan 2014
In reply to Slugain Howff:

Yeah I thought that............ But how grim?
Tim Chappell 30 Jan 2014
In reply to Little Billy:
Reet grim. Proper grim. I'm afraid it's a take-up-knitting forecast.

The good side is, there's industrial quantities of snow on the hills, and it just keeps coming. The problem is to get at it without being blown away (literally).
Post edited at 19:58
Tim Chappell 30 Jan 2014
In reply to Slugain Howff:

So, you don't object to "the Gorms" then?

A little consistency, that's all I'm asking
 JohnnyW 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Little Billy:

As grim as a grim thing from Grimsville.

So grim, I have planned to head South to the Lake District to walk, in a vain attempt to stave off cabin fever....and now the forecast is awful for both days down there too

'Storm force wind reducing to gales.....' - Is that weak optimism?
 JohnnyW 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Tim Chappell:

> So, you don't object to "the Gorms" then?

> A little consistency, that's all I'm asking

Shouldn't it be The Gorm? (sic)
 Robert Durran 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Tim Chappell:
> (In reply to Slugain Howff)
>
> So, you don't object to "the Gorms" then?

I do. As annoying as "The Coe", "The Ben" (which one FFS), and, just for you "the Shee". And don't get me started on "Meggy".

 Tom Last 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:

How about Fort Bill? Yuck.
 Robert Durran 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Tom Last:
> (In reply to Robert Durran)
>
> How about Fort Bill? Yuck.

Yes, arguably more abhorrent than "The Fort". No, unarguably.

 Cuthbert 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:

Cameron McNeish wrote a good piece on this: http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/viewpoint-whats-in-a-name/0010171/

 paul-1970 31 Jan 2014
In reply to JohnnyW:

> Shouldn't it be The Gorm? (sic)

Nope, there's Derry Cairngorm (Càrn Gorm an Doire) too
 Wry Gob 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:

Oh come on Robert Durran (lest I am chastised for calling you "Rob" ). I mean, there's worse - "The Norries" for example.
 StuDoig 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:

Could be worse - I've seen reference to "the 'gar" before.....
 Siward 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:
It's Fat Bill anyhow.

Must agree, gorms, Norries, the Shee, Meggy etc leave me cold.
 danm 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Siward:

You lot need to get out more. Next thing you'll be complaining when someone "hops on the send train" or "bears down and crushes".
 Robert Durran 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Wry Gob:

> Oh come on Robert Durran (lest I am chastised for calling you "Rob" ). I mean, there's worse - "The Norries" for example.

Yes, there is worse. "Bob", for example.

Oh I see...... Yes, "Norries" is appalling.
 Robert Durran 31 Jan 2014
In reply to StuDoig:

> Could be worse - I've seen reference to "the 'gar" before.....

Again, horrible.

I also hate "Skye Ridge". Like "The Ben", which one FFS.

 JohnnyW 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Little Billy:

So are any of us gonna help the lad or not!?
 Robert Durran 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Saor Alba:

> Cameron McNeish wrote a good piece on this: http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/viewpoint-whats-in-a-name/0010171/

Yes, "Cairngorm Mountain" makes me cringe. Equally so "Glencoe Mountain". As for "Nevis Range"......
 JohnnyW 31 Jan 2014
In reply to paul-1970:

> Nope, there's Derry Cairngorm (Càrn Gorm an Doire) too

I know Paul....I meant as in 'The Peak'

N'er mind!
 Milesy 31 Jan 2014
Miserable bastards.

Tim Chappell 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Milesy:

Cabin fever is biting. If these guys could just get out, we could call Derry Cairngorm whatever we liked
Tim Chappell 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Saor Alba:


Hmm. Some Gaelic names are wonderful. Some aren't so wonderful. All those Meall Deargs. A bit unimaginative perhaps?

Not to mention Loch Loch, and Loch Coire nan Lochain. Did they run out of ideas?

 paul-1970 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Tim Chappell:
> Cabin fever is biting. If these guys could just get out, we could call Derry Cairngorm whatever we liked

Actually Tim, 'Derry Cairngorm' is wrong even when anglicised. Correctly it's merely Cairn Gorm, or An Càrn Gorm to be precise. It was only given its 'Derry' prefix to differentiate it from its better known counterpart above Glen More.

So let's have some precision please.
Post edited at 14:09
 Michael Gordon 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:

>
> Oh I see...... Yes, "Norries" is appalling.

Should everyone say they're going to "the Northern Corries of the Cairngorms"?
ian stewart 31 Jan 2014
In reply to Little Billy:

Hi Billy, I put my update on here:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=576537&new=7659465#x7659465

Loads of snow everywhere, too much really, and another windy weekend ahead!
 edinburgh_man 01 Feb 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:

Come on, these gripes are futile and ridiculous. It’s verging climbing snobbery – and as to what end I am at a complete loss.

What about “The Dubh Loch”, is that a problem too?

Really, who cares?

 Alex Slipchuk 01 Feb 2014
In reply to Little Billy:

I frequently use the term "the bill and ben"
 RichardP 01 Feb 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:

> Yes, arguably more abhorrent than "The Fort". No, unarguably.

well you can't abbreviate Skye....
well I suppose maybe with Sky
 Joak 01 Feb 2014
In reply to RichardP:

But you can camp at the Slig and climb the In Pinn
 girlymonkey 01 Feb 2014
In reply to Michael Gordon:

I really don't care what you all call it, but if you really want to nit pick, the range is called the Monadh Ruadh, not the Cairngorms.
I usually call it the Gorms though!
Philipe28 02 Feb 2014

Have I missed it or did nobody actually answer the original question?
 RichardP 02 Feb 2014
In reply to Philipe28:

> Have I missed it or did nobody actually answer the original question?

I'm not sure,
but as the road upto the Ski car park is closed according to the website
you need to be very keen to walk-in from the main road

http://www.cairngormmountain.org/lifts-pistes/

 Robert Durran 02 Feb 2014
In reply to edinburgh_man:

> What about “The Dubh Loch”, is that a problem too?

No problem (obviously assuming you are referring to the loch and not the crag above it).

 Nic DW 03 Feb 2014
In reply to Little Billy: (On topic!)

As of Saturday: Lots of powder and even more windslab. Pretty nasty conditions. If one did manage to get to the crags (and I wouldn't recommend trying) I imagine there covered in powder and gulleys would be a death-trap.
 pass and peak 03 Feb 2014
In reply to Little Billy:

Road up to ski center opened today, warm wet and windy overnight, near +3 at 650m but cooled down a lot as the day went on, going to have a go at Lurchers Crag tomorrow, anyone else?
 baileyswalk 04 Feb 2014
In reply to pass and peak:

> ... going to have a go at Lurchers Crag tomorrow, anyone else?

U make it into lurchers, was wondering what sort of nick it was in?
 alasdair19 05 Feb 2014
In reply to baileyswalk:

fiacail area in northern Corrie's was good and well scoured yesterday.the slab was patchy but spooky. I've never seen a drift so big on the track between the car park and the mid station.
 Jamie B 05 Feb 2014
In reply to Little Billy:

Friday and Monday look okay. Avoid gullies, avoid snow-holing - with so much snow moving around both will be dangerous.
 pass and peak 05 Feb 2014
In reply to baileyswalk:

Yeh I was up there, had a good go at K9, pretty wild on top, read more with pics at http://markswalks.wordpress.com/
 deanstonmassif 05 Feb 2014
In reply to Robert Durran:

"FFS"?! What ARE you talking about, Robert? IN FULL please!!

Nick (I mean Nicholas)
 CurlyStevo 05 Feb 2014
In reply to deanstonmassif:

try putting any abreviation in to google and you'll soon know what the mean..
 Robert Durran 05 Feb 2014
In reply to deanstonmassif:
> (In reply to Robert Durran)
>
> "FFS"?! What ARE you talking about, Robert? IN FULL please!!

I am talking about unnecessary, sloppy, irritating, cringeworthy and in many cases ambiguous or downright inaccurate abbreviations of the names of places with perfectly good and not unwieldy full names.

"Swizzy", by the way, is another one which makes my blood boil.
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