A great climb. Traversed in from the climbers col after traversing round from the gondala and approaching up the ridge to get a good look at the cornices. First pitch was a snow slope and the second had a great ice pitch. Final pitch was up the snow slope to the cornice that was easy passable by following the snow arête to the top.
Jimmy1976 - AltLd O/S - 04/Apr/13 with John
Daniel Sutherland - AltLd O/S - 01/Mar/13 with Liam
Liam Martin - AltLd O/S - 01/Mar/13 with Daniel Sutherland
Slick - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/13 with Isabel Evans
Hidden - 2nd - 01/Mar/13
mzchambers - Solo - 27/Feb/13 with Mark Ice
Not much gear to find, enough for the occasional belay.
daWalt - Lead O/S - 24/Feb/13 with Lisa
Hidden - 2nd - 24/Feb/13
markwarner - Solo - Feb/13
gee-whizz - AltLd - 24/Jan/13 with Tel-goatman
gee-whizz - Lead β - 23/Jan/13 with ken applegate, Tel-goatman
Generally good, but with some patches of cruddy ice.
Ken Applegate - Solo - 23/Jan/13
Conditions made it a grade 2
neilwiltshire - AltLd - 12/Jan/13
climbed in typical scottish winter conditions, gully was banked out with snow, nice steep ice pitch above half way, not much in the way of protection. no problems at the cornice
Jenko - AltLd O/S - 29/Jan/12 with Nick Southern
Big cornice but good neve
andybrown114 - 2nd - 27/Jan/12 with Guy Buckingham, Ade Mellor
akhughes - Solo - Jan/12
Col Kingshott - AltLd O/S - 07/Mar/11
Hidden - Lead rpt - 06/Mar/11
Hidden - AltLd - 27/Feb/11
Owen1984 - 2nd - 27/Feb/11
Hidden - Solo O/S - 27/Feb/11
Hot!
smcw - Lead O/S - Feb/11
oliverk - AltLd - 30/Jan/11 with Joe
Hidden - Lead - 30/Jan/11
Last minute decision because of queue's on other routes. Lead all three pitches. Ice on the first, then well banked out up to the cornice. Cornice was 'exciting'!
ernie27uk - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/11
riven - AltLd O/S - 30/Jan/11 with Ollie Kenyon
Bob.allan - 2nd - 23/Jan/11 with Jason Mitchell
The use of a very kind man's rope to get through the cornice was very much appreciated.
AMarchant - Solo - 23/Jan/11 with Phil Dwyer
Ice Spider - Lead - 23/Jan/11 with Bob Allan
Climbed the direct start up the icefall.
Jim Slater - 2nd O/S - 02/Jan/11 with Grahame Clark, Phil Lee
Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Jan/11
ice in the middle as not fully banked out
David86 - AltLd O/S - 01/Jan/11
Hidden - AltLd - Jan/11
Hidden - 2011
adie84 - 2011
MariaT - 2nd - 31/Dec/10 with Richard Wilkinson
gripped01 - Lead - 12/Dec/10 with Dave Tait
A very thin ascent, with avalanche debris at the the bottom, verglas and water ice in the steep mid section and near vertical snow at the top to the cornice. Probably in these conditions with little snow, closer to a III as nothing banked out. Good technical and balancey climbing in the narrower mid section. Great first route of the winter.
Moonstone Hippy - Solo O/S - 07/Nov/10 with Phil
Good consolidated snow on an icy base. Rock gear was tricky to dig out for the leader, first belay was on two ice screws. Significant cornicing at the top.
PeteH - 2nd O/S - 23/Jan/10 with Dave Leonard
Nice snow, rock heavily rimed making finding gear/belays interesting. Pleasant cornice swimming.
DaveLeonard - Lead O/S - 23/Jan/10 with PeteH, Hollie Kirwan
Started on Lickerty Split Ice fall, Grade IV.
Rick Ashton - AltLd - 29/Dec/09 with Iain Maccallum
stev1e.wilso - 2nd - 28/Dec/09 with Tom, Dylan
bigbadbob12345 - Lead - 28/Dec/09 with Steve Wilson
3 pitches. Clagged in and thawing conditions. Was actually raining. Could see that snow was slipping away from the rock.
Griff led 1st pitch. A large rock came unstuck at the belay (scary moment #1). Griff managed to stop it falling until it was safe to let it go.
Novice led 2nd pitch.
I led final pitch up over cornice. very dangerous. Snow was sugary and cornice had receeded leaving a crevasse full of wet snow underneath. Managed to plant my axes on summit and used my arms to pull up so as not to put full weight on crap snow ledge. Threw legs over to safety. Snow in crevasse was collapsing when seconds stood on it.
Lesson learned: should not have climbed on an east facing slope in thawing conditions.
climberuk - AltLd O/S - 21/Mar/09 with Novice and Griff
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 23/Feb/09
Hannah's first winter lead!
Ken Applegate - 2nd - 22/Feb/09 with Hannah Evans
Hannah Evans - Lead - 22/Feb/09 with Ken Applegate
Danny lead the direct ice bulge start, then we moved together as time was pressing.
Zoomer - AltLd - 19/Feb/09 with Danny Mc Andrew
First winter climb. Great fun
Richard Gilbert - 2nd - 19/Feb/09 with Jerry Ostrowski
DannyMac - AltLd - 19/Feb/09 with glenn bloomer
sacdenouilles - 15/Feb/09 with J F Philippe, D Pemble
First ever winter climb - terrifying!
MagnusL - 2nd O/S - 09/Feb/09 with My mate Ash
stuartm555 - 2nd - 02/Jan/09 with Seb Rider
Hidden - Lead - 31/Dec/08
Ken Applegate - AltLd - Apr/08 with Dave Buckett
Jamie B - Lead rpt - 21/Feb/08 with Client
cliffy - Lead - 19/Feb/08 with Andrew Combes
munnsy - AltLd - 17/Feb/08 with James
Jamie B - Solo rpt - 13/Feb/08
started promising - middle section a bit bare but nice start and finish
halfaseesaw - AltLd - 11/Feb/08 with drmarten
Hidden - AltLd - 11/Feb/08
Rampikino - AltLd - 12/Jan/08 with Cat
joese7en - AltLd O/S - 2008
Hidden - Solo - 31/Mar/07
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Mar/07
BruceG - 2nd - 24/Mar/07 with Tim & John
Martyn - AltLd - Mar/07 with James Williams
Dannys first winter lead! I provided moral support
dan cowley - 2nd O/S - 21/Feb/07 with Danny Bolton
Hidden - 2nd - 18/Feb/07
bms - Solo - 12/Feb/07
Rampikino - Lead - 05/Feb/07 with Cat
tim newton - 2nd O/S - 04/Feb/07
david morse - Solo - Feb/07
tatz45 - AltLd O/S - Feb/07 with Jamie Tattersall
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Feb/07
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Feb/07
Hidden - Solo O/S - 27/Jan/07
Hidden - Solo - 27/Jan/07
keith leonard - AltLd - 2007
Julie Carroll - 2nd - 20/Mar/06 with Malcolm Dyson
Jim Haydock - AltLd - 04/Mar/06 with Guy (Fawksey)
Hidden - 2nd - Mar/06
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Mar/06
Daigroom - Lead O/S - Mar/06 with Abbey
Hidden - 2nd O/S - Mar/06
HIGHTOWER - Lead O/S - 27/Feb/06 with Chris Morrison
jameshk - Lead - 26/Feb/06
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 26/Feb/06
Great route, beautiful day, but plenty unconsolidated snow over friable ice
mart rich - AltLd O/S - 09/Feb/06 with Steve Moody
Epic Ebdon - AltLd O/S - 03/Feb/06 with Jon Rogerson
Hidden - 2nd O/S - Feb/06
dellboy - 2nd O/S - Feb/06 with Steve Wright, Staff Dyer
John Pickles - AltLd O/S - Feb/06 with Neil Mackay
latitude - AltLd - 30/Jan/06 with Andy Wilson
Jez - AltLd O/S - 23/Jan/06 with Jack
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 06/Jan/06
Hidden - Lead O/S - Jan/06
reg_measures - Lead O/S - Jan/06 with beth, claire
tlmarjot - AltLd O/S - Jan/06 with Ric Moat, Ben Lea
creag - 2006
Ice Spider - Lead - 2006 with Rew
Hidden - Solo O/S - 29/Dec/05
Hidden - Solo - Dec/05
Captain Solo - Solo - 07/Mar/05
Bit of a boring snow plod
AndyH1710 - AltLd O/S - Mar/05 with Jason Day
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/Feb/05
Hidden - Feb/05
Southern Man - 2nd - Feb/05 with Denise & Kevin
Hidden - Lead O/S - Feb/05
Tom Stoddart - AltLd - Feb/05 with Tom Slade
Hidden - AltLd - 31/Jan/05
Hidden - AltLd - 29/Jan/05
jaggy bunnet - AltLd - 29/Jan/05
dan cowley - Solo - 27/Jan/05
mike.moss - AltLd O/S - 2005
easers - Solo - Dec/04
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Feb/04
Tim Bateman - AltLd - Feb/04 with Nick Beale
Hidden - Lead RP - Feb/04
jamie ward - AltLd O/S - 01/Mar/03 with simon fairman
Started with Lickety Split ice pitch then finished up gully. Steep exit.
Gman - Lead O/S - Mar/03 with Eamon
Hidden - Solo - Feb/03
luckyjim - Solo - Jan/03
Hidden - 2nd - Mar/02
Hidden - 2nd - Jan/02
Tarquin - 2002
Hidden - AltLd - 19/Apr/01
crowberry gully - 17/Feb/01 with Ross McGibbon
abbeywall - AltLd - 18/Jan/01 with K
Hidden - 17/Jan/01
Jamie B - 2nd - Dec/97 with Mark Taylor
Hidden - Solo - 20/Jan/97
djdavies - AltLd - 11/Mar/93