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Hi all,

I am heading up to Aviemore for a few days at the weekend. I'm just wondering what recommendations people have for classic rock climbing routes which are doable in a day trip from Aviemore (we will have a car) - anything from about severe up to about E2 would be good!

I have a selected climbs guidebook at home, but some tips on routes would save me a bit of time!

Cheers,

Chris

In reply to Chris Sansum:

Steeple Needle and the Pin. Sorted.

In reply to Chris Sansum:
The obvious first choice if you've got the weather is the Cairngorms - you've the likes of Magic Crack in Coire an't-Sneachda, Savage Slit, Prore, Fallout Corner and Cardiac Arete in Coire an Lochain, and if you head over the back into the Loch Avon basin, there's the Needle and Steeple on the Shelterstone Crag, Clean Sweep on Hell's Lum etc. Loads to go at.

For cragging, there's Creag Dubh down the road beyond Newtonmore (classics being Inbred, The Hill, King Bee etc), Huntly's Cave near Granton-on-Spey (Double Overhang, Slabby Groove).

I guess heading to Loch Laggan for Ardverikie Wall isn't too far for a day trip either.

Anyway, you've plenty of choice - enjoy!

In reply to all:

Great, thanks for the ideas. I have done Savage Slit, Ardverikie Wall, and some of the stuff at Huntley's Cave. I will have a look at the other routes though. Cheers!

I may have a day (Sunday) where I don't have a climbing partner/car. So I'm also interested to know any classic routes around V diff which would be walkable from Aviemore? Unless anyone fancies heading out for a climb on Sunday?

In reply to Chris Sansum:

Maybe easier than you were looking for, but heading out of Coire an't-Sneachda via Pygmy Ridge (Mod), heading over to the Loch Avon basin and coming back up Afterthought Arete (also Mod) is a decent day out if you're on your own. You should be able to get a bus to/from the ski area car park, otherwise it's a long walk-in.

In reply to Stuart S:

Yes, that could be a good day out. Thanks!

Any other ideas welcome - I have been extending my climbs wishlist considerably!

In reply to Chris Sansum:

Plenty of good suggestions above. My advice would be (a) given the weather forecast, head for the mountains, and (b) try and find a climbing partner for the sunday.

In reply to Chris Sansum:

Suggest you heed the current advice and give the easy ridges in the general Coire an 't-Sneachda area a body swerve just now. Report on last week's fatality on Pygmy Ridge here:

http://cairngormwanderer.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/safety-warning-coire-an-t...

and Google for other reports

(sorry link not "active")