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[The Seam, Coire an t'Sneachda, 2 kb]Follow Invernookie to the foot of the obvious fault immediately left of the edge. Two thin pulls on thinning turf, and steady, well protected work to the top. Spicy, but Korma not vindaloo

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Hidden - Lead - 16/Mar/13

BUZZ1984 - 2nd O/S - 16/Mar/13 with James Clapham

Matthew Robinson - AltLd - 04/Mar/13 with Kevin

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/Mar/13

Timothy Miller - 2nd O/S - Mar/13

Hidden - AltLd - Mar/13

Hidden - AltLd - 24/Feb/13

Hard sections more short lived than the Message but I don't get how the crux is two grades easier - I found it just as hard. Also don't remember any turf so maybe it has 'thinned' to nothing ? No way was this a tech 4 !
jandyd05 - 2nd O/S - 23/Feb/13 with Graeme Lennox, Dave Kenyon

Uisdean hawthorn - 23/Feb/13

peter neden - Lead - 18/Feb/13

Stewart Armstrong - AltLd - 18/Feb/13 with david wall, Peter Neden

Stewart Armstrong - AltLd - 18/Feb/13 with david wall, Peter Neden

Hidden - TR O/S - 16/Feb/13

mrbird - AltLd - 15/Feb/13

guy757 - 12/Feb/13

stormy walk in. lead the route. topped out into total white out. took almost three hours to get out of snecta in horizontal snow, darkness and knock-you-over-wind. lots of people lost on the mountain. Thoughts to a party from leeds.
benkelsey - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/13 with Darren Lincoln

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Feb/13

difficult conditions, I cheated a lot.
franksnb - 2nd dog - 09/Feb/13 with calum, owen

JamesMortimer4 - 2nd - 03/Feb/13 with Rosie Goolden, Tim Miller

Hidden - AltLd - 31/Jan/13

Led crux pitch
mctinkno - AltLd O/S - 31/Jan/13 with Anne

Luke Davies - AltLd - 31/Jan/13

Hidden - 26/Jan/13

tim newton - 2nd rpt - 24/Jan/13 with stuart lade

Kayan - Lead O/S - 23/Jan/13 with David Brock

Hidden - Lead - 23/Jan/13

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/Jan/13

terrymccall - 2nd O/S - 23/Jan/13 with ian cragie

glenngordon - AltLd - 17/Jan/13 with pamela millar

tim newton - AltLd O/S - 15/Jan/13 with edvin mellergard

Hidden - AltLd - 15/Jan/13

wheelsucker - 2013

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/Dec/12

The Grist - Lead O/S - 31/Dec/12 with Sam Simpson

Very windy and stormy walk in and out, slightly better conditions on route. Quality day
buzby78 - AltLd O/S - 30/Dec/12 with Libby

Bradders - AltLd O/S - 29/Dec/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 29/Dec/12

Phil_Hall_97 - 2nd - 17/Dec/12 with Mike Brownlow

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/Dec/12

joeydurkin - AltLd - 11/Dec/12 with MarkFalcus, Jimmy

Lead crux pitch
Alastair MacSween - AltLd rpt - 11/Dec/12 with Phil Warriner

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 02/Dec/12

radioshed - AltLd O/S - 02/Dec/12 with dave s

David Stevens - AltLd O/S - 02/Dec/12 with Matt Craig

Hidden - Lead - Dec/12

Hidden - Lead - Dec/12

thanks to Jamie for stepping in during my meltdown!
simon_D - AltLd O/S - 26/Nov/12 with Jamie B

Jamie B - AltLd - 26/Nov/12 with Simon Davidson

Liam Ingram - AltLd O/S - 03/Nov/12 with Jamie Sparkes

Excellent climbing, first route of the season in mildly unpleasant conditions. under a lot of powder.
JamieSparkes - AltLd O/S - 03/Nov/12 with Liam

Led p1 and p3. Great climbing on the crux pitch. https://www.vimeo.com/53140246
niallk - AltLd O/S - 03/Nov/12 with Willie

boom first route of the season.
andymoin - AltLd O/S - 27/Oct/12 with Neil Mackenzie

Neil Mackenzie - AltLd O/S - 27/Oct/12 with Tom, Andy

Hidden - 08/Mar/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 18/Feb/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 14/Feb/12

JRae - 11/Feb/12 with M Watson

smashed
mwatson - AltLd - 11/Feb/12 with johnny

Petarghh - Lead O/S - 05/Feb/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/Feb/12

allyrocke - Lead O/S - 04/Feb/12 with Matt King, James Wood

Soloed up first pitch. Swung leads on final two pitches. Excellent climbing with good gear.
Johnny Baker - AltLd - 03/Feb/12 with Sam Richards

mattking_109 - 2nd - Feb/12

Hidden - Feb/12

Hidden - 2nd - Feb/12

mark88 - Lead - 30/Jan/12 with Jennie Crook

Jenny Crook - 2nd - 30/Jan/12 with Mark Patterson

Good route. The move out left under the mini roof is the highlight! felt pretty hard in places though - not the soft IV i was expecting...
willhawkins - Lead O/S - 28/Jan/12

With greg, well plastered, whitest looking mixed route in Sneachda, lot of ice in cracks, snow on ledges and plastered into corners. Good climbing, hard at the grade?
Brannock - Lead O/S - 27/Jan/12

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Jan/12

Not a lot else in condition! Very windy descent!!! Cool top pitch.
Adam Booth - Lead O/S - 21/Jan/12 with Stu McKinnon

Owain - 2nd - 21/Jan/12

Second Scottish winter climb. Best so far.... Windy descent!!
Stumckinnon - 2nd O/S - 21/Jan/12 with Adam Booth

led main pitch, first scottish winter climb!
James S - AltLd O/S - 08/Jan/12

muzz44 - 2nd O/S - 06/Jan/12

Neil D - Lead O/S - 04/Jan/12 with Beth Hodgett

Betha. - 2nd O/S - 04/Jan/12 with Neil D

Hidden - Lead - Jan/12

el cholo - Lead O/S - 30/Dec/11 with Amy

First Winter Climb for 2 years, excellent climbing, filled up with snow from the wind just before getting on it, no ice.
jamiefoxen - Lead O/S - 30/Dec/11 with bob foster

AGoodi - 2nd - 29/Dec/11 with Alejandro

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 16/Dec/11

fuck me. route was buried in unconsolidated powder and snow. all placements both crampon and axe were fought for. move a foot dig for gear find nothing, repeat. basically. sadly i cant award it any stars in this condition but im sure it might be worth some when clear! definately harder than its meant to be like this. The solo up to the start was nice and solid though, very enjoyable!
sneaks - Lead O/S - 16/Dec/11 with janey

gripped01 - Lead - 13/Dec/11 with Alex Tomczynski

First scotttish winter experience! Crux was committing but lovely climbing after that.
Libby Graham - 2nd - 11/Dec/11 with Seb

Led all pitches...last was amazing, classic Cairngorm mixed climbing...good start to the season :)
sebrider - Lead O/S - 11/Dec/11 with Libby

Hidden - AltLd - 11/Dec/11

naffan - Lead O/S - 10/Dec/11 with Joanna, Fran Coles

Hidden - 2nd dog - 10/Dec/11

First winter climb!
horsefeathers - 2nd O/S - 10/Dec/11 with Fran, Harry

BallsOfSteel - Lead O/S - 04/Dec/11 with steve peatfield

Found this very hard. Had to beg the previous pair for a top rope as I was getting cramp in my legs. Will have another attempt!
Scotsken - 04/Dec/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/11

Kirill - Lead O/S - 27/Feb/11 with Paul Bolton

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Feb/11

Hidden - TR - 24/Feb/11

TomPollock - TR O/S - 17/Feb/11 with Phil Warriner

abbed in to avoid lower avalanch slope
peter fetlar - Lead O/S - 15/Feb/11 with stewart, Ross I Jones

atch - 2nd - 14/Feb/11 with James T

Hidden - 2nd dog - 14/Feb/11

Cracks mostly filled with ice so gear a bit sparce. Nice hooks on the crux though. Felt sustained.
ksneds - Lead - 10/Feb/11 with Ian Jones

Another good lead by Kenny on the main pitch (after a lot of faff at the initial stance). We were advised to carry two sets of hexes but the cracks were so choked with neve Kenny only placed one! About two grades harder than Look C Gully. V 5?
Ian Jones - AltLd O/S - 10/Feb/11 with Kenny Sneddons

Hidden - AltLd - 05/Feb/11

Led P1, unfortunately the most boring pitch :( Hannah did a quality lead on P3.
stuaart - AltLd O/S - 05/Feb/11 with Hannah Gibbs, Thomas Smith

Hannah lead top pitch
thomasaneurinsmith - AltLd O/S - 05/Feb/11 with Hannah Gibbs, Stuart Reeves

will6459 - AltLd O/S - 29/Jan/11

The Bad Cough - 2nd - 28/Jan/11 with Christian Minett, John Sealey

my hardest route on ice, glad I was on a tight rope from above. The top pitch is great fun and we topped out into a blizzard!
si_green99 - 2nd dog - 26/Jan/11

Very good, cracks choked with ice.
jonnie3430 - Lead O/S - 22/Jan/11 with Phil, Graham

Ginger McGrath - 2nd O/S - 22/Jan/11 with phil emerson, jonnie williams

good route, ice was bit thin in place and so this made it bit more fun
culmclimberRob - 2nd - 19/Jan/11 with george porter

glenngordon - 2nd - 18/Jan/11 with neil mcgeachy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Jan/11

Good mixed climbing, hard work under couple of foot of powder. Also cracks were iced making gear hard work.
Glyn - Lead O/S - 08/Jan/11 with Sam Taylor, tim slater

skip222222 - 2nd - 08/Jan/11 with Glyn Hudson, Tim Slater

shugsan - 02/Jan/11 with Max, Chris A

chrisallan - 2nd O/S - 02/Jan/11

adw07 - AltLd O/S - 02/Jan/11 with Duncan

Quality lead by Glyn. Exciting climbing in a lovely setting. Team gun-ho.
tsl42 - 2nd O/S - Jan/11 with Sam Taylor, Glyn

Phil Emerson - AltLd - Jan/11

Hidden - 2011

adie84 - 2011

Hidden - 2011

alkira - 2011

Hidden - 2011

newtonmore - 2011

Hidden - 2011

David Sherratt - Lead O/S - 2011

Sam Warby - 2nd O/S - 2011

Good lead by Paul, enough loose stuff to keep it interesting.
telemarker - 2nd O/S - 27/Dec/10 with Paul Freudenthal

Abbed in from the top and did the last one and a half pitches or so (the interesting fun bit!) Quite a lot of loose powder, heavy riming and iced up cracks which made for hard-fought gear, although plentiful on the final chimney pitch which was great and interesting climbing.
freudy_love - Lead O/S - 27/Dec/10 with Stewart Munro

Alastair MacSween - AltLd - 21/Dec/10 with Phil Warriner

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 20/Nov/10

Brilliant route. Felt hard for the first climb of the season but very well protected. Lots of fresh powder snow to clear.
MonkeyDawson - Lead - 14/Nov/10 with Simon Smith

t_stork - 2nd O/S - 13/Nov/10 with Steve Walls

SWalls - Lead - 13/Nov/10 with Tom Stork

Failed on Stirling bomber but this made up for a lost day, still great stress free climbing, turf was more frozen on this face than the Pott
Alco-nomic - Lead - 11/Nov/10 with Lachlan

lachlan - AltLd - Nov/10

Quite thin and abit warm and soft, but still good fun and a great route
markfairbank - AltLd O/S - 27/Mar/10 with Ian Moore

andybroadway - AltLd O/S - 20/Mar/10 with Colwyn Jones, Matt Munro

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 13/Mar/10

nic42 - 2nd - 20/Feb/10 with David, Jack

DavPk - 2nd O/S - 20/Feb/10 with Romain Rebut

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 20/Feb/10

jack led main crux pitch
davefount - AltLd O/S - 20/Feb/10 with Bl@ckhawkjac

djking1983 - AltLd O/S - 19/Feb/10 with Rich Brammall

Bram - AltLd - 19/Feb/10 with Dave King

cool route
robertmichaeladams - AltLd - 18/Feb/10 with Fiona

Very early start to beat the hoards. Nice route but very cloudy / snowy / misty and by the time we topped out far too many voices from the gathered masses.
Treadsoftly - 2nd O/S - 14/Feb/10 with Andrew Huntington

WilliamBurnside - AltLd - 13/Feb/10 with B Strachan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Feb/10

Exitus - 2nd O/S - 08/Feb/10 with Facejam

westaway - Lead O/S - 06/Feb/10 with Imelda Neale

Hidden - 2nd - Feb/10

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Jan/10

Hidden - Lead - 26/Jan/10

Hidden - 2010

colinthrelfall - 2010

Hidden - AltLd - 2010

Hidden - Lead - 21/Dec/09

ewen - AltLd O/S - 17/Dec/09 with nick jones

DundeeDave - 2nd O/S - 13/Dec/09 with Ewan Gourlay

Alastair MacSween - AltLd - 04/Dec/09 with Phil Warriner

Alco-nomic - AltLd - Dec/09 with Lachlan, Andy Wardle

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 29/Nov/09

"Tricky" Conditions, eyelashes froze midway up the crux pitch. Adventure
david morse - AltLd O/S - 29/Nov/09 with Lea+Rampant+Turner

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Nov/09

Hidden - Lead rpt - 08/Nov/09

Nice climb. I wouldn't fancy leading it yet though!
KarlH - 2nd - 11/Mar/09 with Under Instruction at Plas y Brenin

A good lead by Andy. after a dissapointing start to the day.
John Roe - 2nd - 06/Mar/09 with Andy Woolston

Fresh snow on bare rock, very little ice. Felt quite sustained in comparison the few other IV 5's I've been on and not (in my limited experience) a IV 4 as above.
adamscottthomas - Lead - 04/Mar/09 with Gwilym Starks

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/Mar/09

barophobe - 2nd - Mar/09

Bristoldave - Lead O/S - 14/Feb/09 with CarolineH

CarolineH - 2nd O/S - 14/Feb/09 with Dave

lachlan - AltLd O/S - 10/Feb/09 with Bjorn

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Jan/09

joe king - AltLd O/S - 27/Jan/09 with steve pettit

Fantastic top pitch
steveP - AltLd O/S - 27/Jan/09 with Paul Rowlands

John Kettle - AltLd - 24/Jan/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Jan/09

jimsrankin - AltLd O/S - 24/Jan/09 with John

munnsy - 2nd O/S - 20/Jan/09 with Tim

with alex
smcw - Jan/09

Hidden - 2nd - Jan/09

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jan/09

Mog - 2nd - 2009

mike.moss - AltLd O/S - 2009

markjarvie - 2009 with robert durran

Hidden - AltLd - 20/Dec/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Nov/08

Alexander123 - AltLd - 28/Nov/08 with scotty webster

Hidden - AltLd rpt - 28/Nov/08

michael83 - 2nd - 28/Nov/08 with Mark

gaz.marshall - AltLd O/S - 23/Nov/08 with Neil

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 23/Nov/08

groovypiper - AltLd O/S - 22/Nov/08 with Mike

mshorter - AltLd O/S - 22/Nov/08 with stark

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 02/Nov/08

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 02/Nov/08

Corrie was mobbed so we headed left to Fiacill Buttress. We were 2nfd team of the day. Graham lead pitches 1+3(crux), Dave lead pitch 2. I bimbled up behind them :o)
rusty_nails - 2nd O/S - 01/Nov/08 with Graham Biostelle, Dave Strachan

Boistelle - AltLd O/S - 01/Nov/08 with Dave Strachen

main pitch was buried so it felt harder than the IV 5s I've done
Bart Shaw - AltLd O/S - 08/Mar/08 with Tim

Bart led main pitch
bullwinkle - AltLd O/S - 08/Mar/08 with Bart

gregor - Feb/08

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 19/Jan/08

breithorn4164 - AltLd O/S - 12/Jan/08 with Jackson

swmackey - Lead - Jan/08 with rebecca ravey

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jan/08

dickie01 - 2nd - Jan/08 with Craig the Safa and Andy Turner

Alco-nomic - AltLd - 2008

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2008

whispering nic - AltLd O/S - 07/Dec/07 with Adam H

akhughes - Lead - Dec/07

James W - Dec/07 with graeme

Greg Boswell - AltLd O/S - 29/Nov/07 with James Dunn

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 25/Nov/07

decs - AltLd - 25/Nov/07 with Konrad

Hidden - Lead - 25/Nov/07

steev - AltLd O/S - 25/Nov/07 with Rik

Fultonius - AltLd - 23/Nov/07 with Andy Inglis

1st route of the day...
andyinglis - AltLd O/S - 23/Nov/07 with Ally Fulton

HIGHTOWER - 2nd - 12/Mar/07 with Clive

sgl - AltLd - 24/Feb/07 with Mick & Audrius

dave o - AltLd O/S - 16/Feb/07 with Mike Brian

Spade - AltLd - 08/Feb/07 with Tom Pearson

Backed off crux pitch due to unconsolidated conditions and fear. Another time.
jazzyjackson - AltLd dnf - 01/Feb/07 with Jimbob

Hidden - 01/Feb/07

Smelly Fox - Lead O/S - 14/Jan/07 with Campbel Forbes, Mark Mosgrove

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 14/Jan/07

Hidden - Lead dnf - Jan/07

Tom Gadsden - 2nd - Jan/07 with Mike

john irving - 2007

Richard White - 2007

Hidden - 2007

jamestheyip - AltLd O/S - 2007 with Miguel Ciriza, Garry Hugh

Hidden - Lead - 2007

mikecopp - AltLd - 16/Dec/06 with Alex M

niall_mac - AltLd - Dec/06 with am_bodach

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Apr/06

Hidden - AltLd - Mar/06

jimdanson - Lead - 18/Feb/06 with danm

danm - 2nd - Feb/06 with Jim Danson

Sandy P - AltLd O/S - 29/Jan/06 with J. Hall

mrtom - AltLd dnf - 15/Jan/06 with Mike Moss

Great sustained top pitch.
AndyP - AltLd O/S - 07/Jan/06 with Joe

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jan/06

centurion05 - 2nd O/S - 2006 with chris thorne

Neil Adams - Lead O/S - 2006 with Ally F

Hidden - Lead - 2006

Captain Solo - AltLd - 29/Dec/05 with Mark

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Feb/05

Chris Plewa - AltLd O/S - Feb/05

oor wullie - AltLd O/S - 2005 with Neil

Hidden - AltLd - Dec/03

Hidden - Lead - 2003

Jamie B - AltLd - Dec/02 with Simon Franks

Dave Kerr - Lead - 16/Feb/02 with Rob Shearman

Hidden - 01/Feb/02

Lone Rider - AltLd - 2002

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 27/Dec/01

Hidden - AltLd - 15/Feb/01

Hidden - AltLd - Feb/01

ArnaudG - Lead - 2001 with Little John

Hidden - Lead - 2001

frost - Lead - Dec/00 with J Hubbard

brockers - 2000 with CarlZ

Scotsken - 1999

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Nov/97

Yourlead - AltLd - 08/Jan/95 with Graham Penny

Tom. 2,L.
charlesmfrench - AltLd O/S - 1995

Mickdenali - Mar/94 with Simon Colley

Hidden - 1994

Hidden - Lead - 1993

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/Feb/92

Billg - Lead O/S - 1992 with Paul Tucker

Hidden - Lead - 1986

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Style of ascent

Lead61 of 277 (22.0%)
Followed66 of 277 (23.8%)
Toproped3 of 277 (1.1%)
Alt Leads116 of 277 (41.9%)
Unknown31 of 277 (11.2%)

'Climbed'131 of 277 (47.3%)
clean O/S134 of 277 (48.4%)
clean rpt5 of 277 (1.8%)
dogged4 of 277 (1.4%)
dnf3 of 277 (1.1%)