More akin to summer alpinism than Scottish winter climbing. Superb day.
innes - Solo - 05/Apr/13 with Ruth
rob16 - Solo - 05/Apr/13
markwarner - AltLd - Apr/13
Awesome day out! Great conditions and weather with an easy descent on soft snow whilst watching the sunset over Loch Leven! Moved together the whole way led by James. Amazing way to spend Easter Sunday!
michaelmurray - 31/Mar/13 with Matt Myerscough, James
Perfect conditions, cracking company, easter egg on route and a nice soft descent made for an amazing day out on this brilliant route
jaamez - 30/Mar/13 with Matthew Myerscough, Mike Murray
Hidden - 30/Mar/13
amazing conditions
Jenny Hall - 2nd O/S - 30/Mar/13 with Louis
Excellent day out, great weather and conditions. Moved together.
andybroadway - AltLd O/S - 29/Mar/13 with Bob Wilson
Good conditions, Moved together.
rmowilson - 29/Mar/13 with Andrew Broadway
nicjbuk - Lead - 29/Mar/13 with BILL BUTTERWORTH
mattvitel - 28/Mar/13
hedgehog_john - AltLd - 27/Mar/13 with andy duff
Gordo led past the pinnacles and then I took over.
Plenty of snow, but not enough to impede progress.
Roch - AltLd O/S - 25/Mar/13 with Gordon Henderson, Rob Slack
gordon henderson - AltLd O/S - 25/Mar/13 with Paul Rochford, rob slack
Stunnin day
arduff - AltLd - 23/Mar/13 with John Harrison
Guided by John Lyall
Vanessa Simmons - 27/Feb/13 with Anthony, Julian
Dustin - 25/Feb/13 with Tom Pollock
TomPollock - 25/Feb/13 with Dustin Bunyan
Hidden - 24/Feb/13
vincentvega - 23/Feb/13 with danny robb
whodat - 23/Feb/13 with Henry
Forgotton how good this route was in winter, great conditions and great company
jon59 - Lead - 23/Feb/13
some sections very snowy, others quite bare.
roped up and moved alpine stylee just for the pinnacles. fantasic weather, absolutely stunning.
pebbles - AltLd - 23/Feb/13 with alastair
Hidden - AltLd - 23/Feb/13
Hidden - 23/Feb/13
Perfect weather, alpine conditions, with bare rock in places. With rich, Carmel, Gary and Keith. Awesome! Notuch exposure
David_Gledson - Lead O/S - 23/Feb/13 with Rich Timms
bigredsquirrel - Solo O/S - 23/Feb/13 with Katie Farrell, Lewis Gibbs, Paul Gibbison
Hidden - Solo - 23/Feb/13
seemed very easy for a grade 2 soloed the whole route comfortably
droberts - Solo - 22/Feb/13 with fergus roberts
Cadairmanuk - Lead - 21/Feb/13 with John Weale
punj - Solo - 21/Feb/13
D.botts87 - 20/Feb/13
John Green - AltLd O/S - 20/Feb/13 with Danny Bottomley, Wayne Lord, George Cowan
Hidden - 20/Feb/13
Fantastic route in bright sun and excellent visibility. Mainly moving togetehr but soloing easier sections. Very little snow on the towers so a bit of exercise in mixed climbing.Got lost on descent and struggled down a loose and vertical gully.
stevelismore - AltLd O/S - 19/Feb/13 with Fran Cole PCC, Julian PCC, Maia PCC
Hidden - Solo O/S - 19/Feb/13
Alastair MacSween - Solo - 18/Feb/13 with Graham Hunter
snow was pretty sugary on main ridge & gullys + bare rock in places
danny269 - AltLd - 17/Feb/13 with Louise
Misty all day, slowly thawing, great day out though. Knackered at the end, as we had to walk back to the start up the road. Curse you if you drove past us trying to hitch a lift!
mikedelderfield - Solo O/S - 16/Feb/13 with Steven Delderfield
ste_d - Solo O/S - 16/Feb/13 with mik
Hidden - 15/Feb/13
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Feb/13
georgec - Lead - 15/Feb/13 with Alfie D
GOS - AltLd O/S - 15/Feb/13 with Seamus McErlean
Brilliant but long day due to being with two inexperienced people so having to spend a lot of time roped up. http://www.masterplan-photography.co.uk/2013/02/aonach-eagach-winter
Foxy - Lead O/S - 12/Feb/13
A grand day out...
north country boy - Solo O/S - 09/Feb/13 with Tom Mills
Lovely day, lovely route. Earliest finish I've had on a Scottish day out, ever!
RKernan - Solo - 02/Feb/13 with Alek Zholobenko
Hidden - 02/Feb/13
Hidden - Solo - 02/Feb/13
cat22 - AltLd O/S - 02/Feb/13 with Mike
RichardThorpe - 02/Feb/13
Craig Holden - Solo O/S - 02/Feb/13
Hidden - Lead - Feb/13
Hidden - Lead rpt - 26/Jan/13
Hidden - 26/Jan/13
Lots of powder snow made for slow going and added interest to some of the slabby descents.
NickBrown - AltLd O/S - 26/Jan/13 with Tim
Hidden - Solo - 20/Jan/13
Hidden - Solo O/S - 16/Jan/13
Hidden - 15/Jan/13
Darkskys - 2013
mattvitel - 2013
Excellent as always!
Staffmeister - Lead rpt - 21/Dec/12
Went West-East for Logistical reasons. Makes it at least half a grade harder because you have to descend the steep sides of most of the pinnacles and it is more difficult to pick easy lines from above.
Lots of slightly damp snow lying about. Some turf frozen.
R_W_M - Lead - 21/Dec/12 with Sam
steve_gibbs - AltLd O/S - 21/Dec/12
Nice hard snow. 5.5 hours road to road, 2.5 hours on ridge
HarryB - Solo O/S - 18/Dec/12
kenneM - 18/Dec/12
7H20 car to YH. Cold, well frozen and in good condition. Poor vis.
andybrown114 - Lead - 13/Dec/12 with Lis Robinson
mark12345 - 13/Dec/12
Andy Moles - Solo - 11/Dec/12 with Greg Cain, Annie
Big thanks to the Lady who gave us a lift back along the A82
johannes - Solo O/S - 02/Dec/12
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/Dec/12
Hidden - 01/Dec/12
Ben Sharp - AltLd - 29/Nov/12 with loz
jandyd05 - AltLd O/S - 28/Nov/12 with Ian Warren
Jamie B - Lead - 28/Nov/12 with Brian Moher
Hidden - AltLd - 27/Nov/12
morsy - 24/Nov/12 with peter berwick
dav_713 - 24/Nov/12 with Craig McKay, Davie Scott, Kev
Pete23 - AltLd - 24/Nov/12 with Stephen Mors
Hidden - Solo O/S - 01/Mar/12
a13x - AltLd O/S - 19/Feb/12 with Tim Selby, Henry Hakkinen, Jordan Phethean
sharpie530 - 19/Feb/12 with Jon Rous
Hidden - Solo - 19/Feb/12
Soloed most of it, Mixed conditions
bowls - AltLd - 12/Feb/12
jacobfinn - 11/Feb/12 with Baileys walk
Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/12
Tarquin - 07/Feb/12 with jimmy
Perfect day. Blue skies, crisp snow, full hearts. With Ash, Mikey and Pog. The Pinnacles were terrifying. Left early and finished in good time though. No benightment as moved together most of the way.
Andynsloan - 2nd O/S - 07/Feb/12 with Mike Morton, Ashley Brewer, Paul Pattison
Moved together, 9.5 hours car to pub.
Chris Ridgers - 2nd O/S - 06/Feb/12 with chris
perfect Alpine day. No wind, amazing views and frozen turf. Snow abit powdery in places. Decended via Clachaig gully. 9.5hours from car to pub.
Mr-Cowdrey - Solo O/S - 06/Feb/12 with chris ridgers
Hidden - AltLd - 06/Feb/12
Hidden - 06/Feb/12
Hidden - 06/Feb/12
Hidden - TR RP - 06/Feb/12
Used the rope to abseil the first section then roped up over the pinnacles.
iwanap - Solo O/S - 06/Feb/12 with Gerwyn, Euryn
Rick Ashton - Solo - 05/Feb/12
deklan - Solo - 05/Feb/12
johnrich - 03/Feb/12
Hidden - Solo - 01/Feb/12
Belter of a day. Good snow conditions on ridge..
Lawrie Brand - Solo O/S - 01/Feb/12
Hidden - Solo rpt - Feb/12
Matt Dolan - 2nd O/S - Feb/12
RocKalina - Solo O/S - Feb/12 with Andyclimb
Hidden - Solo - 31/Jan/12
Misty.
tsl42 - Solo O/S - 29/Jan/12 with Liam Brown, William Gann, Chris Davis
Hidden - AltLd - 27/Jan/12
Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Jan/12
JBROWN41 - 26/Jan/12 with James Davis
Slow progress moving along the ridge due to second party, good climbing and traversing around pinaccles. Epic views in the morning, visibility dropped in early afternoon. Very long day and late finish.
Abrockalypse - 2nd - 26/Jan/12 with James Brown, Jamie Paterson, James Davis, Hannah Meinertzhagen
Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Jan/12
Meinertzhagen - 2nd - 26/Jan/12 with James Davis, James Brown, Alex Brock, Jamie Paterson
Hidden - 25/Jan/12
pete87abs - Solo - 24/Jan/12 with Rosie Crossley, Dave Brigham
R0bbie - 15/Jan/12 with Henning
Spring conditions
hwackerhage - 15/Jan/12 with Robbie Miller
cmars89 - Lead - 14/Jan/12 with Hodge
tluke - 14/Jan/12
GRITTYTEA - Lead - 14/Jan/12
saffy - AltLd - 10/Jan/12
67hours - Solo O/S - 02/Jan/12
Hidden - Jan/12
Hidden - 2012
Callum Anderson - 2012
Slushy
Tim Rodgers - Solo - 31/Dec/11 with Adam Gregg
Adamski1986 - Solo O/S - 31/Dec/11 with Tim Rodgers
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Dec/11
Staffmeister - Lead - 30/Dec/11 with Will Bourne
Powdery with a slight glaze of ice near the start, melting out as we progressed
cbeard - Lead - 30/Dec/11 with Katherine Ross
Ragingpossum - AltLd - 30/Dec/11 with Staffmeister
My hardest winter route so far... I found it quite scary in places!
Katherine Ross - 2nd - 30/Dec/11 with Charlie Beard
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 20/Dec/11
Hidden - Solo - 17/Dec/11
konacol - Solo - 17/Dec/11
Hidden - Lead - 10/Dec/11
Superb day. Plenty of snow on the ridge and stunning views. Some tricky down climbing on verglassed rock after the ledge on Am Bodach. Roped up to cross the main pinnacles.
borderline - 10/Dec/11 with AR, martin
martinh13 - 10/Dec/11 with Chris
Hidden - Solo - 23/Mar/11
Hidden - AltLd - 23/Mar/11
allyrocke - Solo O/S - 19/Mar/11 with Mark Williams, Rob Young
Hidden - Solo - 19/Mar/11
Hidden - Lead β - 16/Mar/11
Hidden - Solo O/S - 03/Mar/11
sacdenouilles - Solo - 03/Mar/11 with J F Philippe, D Pemble
Hidden - AltLd - 01/Mar/11
Not much snow, but enough for crampons & mountaineering axe at points. Some nicely exposed sections to keep you very focused! Beaten by a lovely group of 73+ year olds!!
JoeWill18 - 2nd O/S - 28/Feb/11 with Jessie Hill, Ben Armstrong
tk1991 - AltLd - 24/Feb/11
bazpearson - Lead O/S - 22/Feb/11
wet heavy snow
lumbard - 2nd - 21/Feb/11
Hidden - Solo - 18/Feb/11
Quality winter route with a great guide ;-)
monkeyman79 - 17/Feb/11 with Roger Mear, David Edmondson
Mark Collins - Solo O/S - 17/Feb/11
Alpinehero - 17/Feb/11
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Feb/11
Good snow, good weather
crossing took 6 hours
mr.benton - 2nd - 17/Feb/11
Had to rope up at the crux to cross the pinnacles
Wesley Evans - BAD SELLAR - 2nd O/S - 15/Feb/11
solo with 2 roped abs at either end. Great day out, conditions:loose fresh snow on slippery rock.
IanC - Solo O/S - 12/Feb/11
Hidden - Lead rpt - 08/Feb/11
Hidden - Solo - 29/Jan/11
richie88 - 25/Jan/11
pldarch - 22/Jan/11 with Sam Bosanquet
sambosanquet101 - 22/Jan/11 with Peter Darch
Hidden - Solo O/S - 13/Jan/11
Hidden - AltLd dnf - 11/Jan/11
Brilliant alpine-style day out, superb views and the route in full winter condition.
andy mcc - AltLd O/S - 09/Jan/11 with Jason King
colenn - Solo rpt - 08/Jan/11 with Liam Brophy, Rob Noone, Peter Britton
rob87n - Solo - 08/Jan/11 with Liam Brophy
liamo333 - Solo - 08/Jan/11
frazzy4 - 07/Jan/11 with billy
Jack Doyle - 07/Jan/11 with Theo
Hidden - Solo O/S - 02/Jan/11
Clay C - Solo O/S - 01/Jan/11 with Harry K, Louise
LouiseP - Solo O/S - 01/Jan/11 with Harry, Clay
Doogleman - Solo - Jan/11
Sunny but freezing. Great day out. Roped together all the way.
smcw - Jan/11 with zoe anderson
ZA - Jan/11 with smcw
Hidden - Jan/11
Hidden - 2011
JamesM - 2011
Hidden - 2011
The Mountain Goat - 2011
Luke Brooks - Solo - 2011
Paul Boggis - Solo - 2011
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/Dec/10
chris687 - Solo O/S - 30/Dec/10
garethsteel - Solo O/S - 30/Dec/10 with chris687
Hidden - Solo O/S - 29/Dec/10
benjaminireland - 22/Dec/10 with Simon wild
A classic mountaineering day out - perfect weather, snow could have done with being a bit more consolidated. Fairly straightforward, down in the dark followed by dinner at the Clachaig.
fall-line - 05/Dec/10 with Mark Hammonds
Fantastic day, and really enjoyable route, although I had a few 'moments' (not helped by the soft snow). Got very cold gearing-up so abseiled off the first tricky descent (Am Bodach). Moved together over the Pinnacles. Took about 10 hours, car to pub.
markhammonds - 05/Dec/10 with Donald Slater
thomasaneurinsmith - Lead O/S - 04/Dec/10 with Euan Jamieson, Marie Penman
Hidden - Solo - Dec/10
mhawk - Solo O/S - 29/Nov/10
Nic DW - Solo O/S - 28/Nov/10 with Caitlin Douglas
Hidden - Solo β - 27/Nov/10
karinh - 27/Nov/10 with Jelle, KeithAlexander
easers - Solo - 26/Nov/10
Snow covered, great fun but not in full winter nick
A Reid - Solo - 20/Nov/10
Not full winter nick, but covered enough in snow to be a good outing.
Caspar - Solo - 20/Nov/10 with Mike Kann
richardt - Solo - 20/Nov/10
under difficult powder conditions
glaramara - Lead - 15/Nov/10 with james
Ridge was buried under power. Slow going through the deeper drifts and over the pinnacles.
jfmchivall - 14/Nov/10 with Jeremy Morris, Mark Gorin
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 04/Apr/10
finos - Solo - 04/Apr/10 with Alex Burns , Ben Greatorix
Stonking day out. Most challenging, far more technical than I expected. Especially with unconsolidated snow and crampons balling up every step. Had to ditch them for most of the ridge and put on for any rocky bits. Used my knees more than my front points. Coups was very patient with my incompetence.
freemanTom (Guildford MC) - Solo - 04/Apr/10 with Coups
Hidden - 02/Apr/10
More mixed than true winter conditions but a great route and great day out.
kevburr - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/10 with Paul Crowther, Mark Harrison
Just in winter condition, although most of the 'crux' rocky steps were dry so just a scramble with crampons on. A great day out.
bigbobbyking - AltLd O/S - 16/Mar/10 with Sesh
Hidden - Solo - 16/Mar/10
PanzerHanzler - Lead O/S - 12/Mar/10 with Sheila Norman, Adrian Fagg
Erik_M - 2nd O/S - 10/Mar/10 with Alex Tuck
Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/10
Hidden - 07/Mar/10
Hidden - 07/Mar/10
The forecasted sunshine and blue skies didn't happen, but winter conditions were kind enough at 0 to -2C. Some great snow and ice sections, some areas of down climbing were a bit thin on ice and made us concentrate a little harder. Used one axe with proper leash which came into its own. Fun..thrilling...scarey....and tiring. Wonder what it's like in summer?
Feeling bold - 07/Mar/10 with Egons - Rich
snow was pretty wet. pleasant day. about 4.5 hours road to road. maybe easier than summer, except for the descent down the ridge at the start.
KeithAlexander - Solo - 06/Mar/10
cubehead - 2nd - 06/Mar/10
Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/10
Hidden - Lead - 04/Mar/10
dougs1232 - 01/Mar/10 with Finlay Wild
Hidden - Solo - 01/Mar/10
Abseil descent from Am Bodach and moved together roped over the final pinacle. Soloed the rest
NathanP - Solo - 01/Mar/10
tim newton - Solo O/S - 01/Mar/10
Done on an amazingly sunny day with superb styrofoam neve - couldn't have been better
viking - Solo - Mar/10 with rick
Great weather & good route. Lots of other folk out enjoying it too. Moved together over the pinnacles - although wouldn't have if we'd known how nice the snow was - and protected the down-climb at the chancellor.
isi_o - 23/Feb/10 with Dan Thomas, Lorraine McCall, Chris Brads
Hidden - 23/Feb/10
Superb mountaineering route in perfect condition. What a day with great views across to Bidean Nam Bian
agray - 21/Feb/10
Moved together, stunning day out in perfect conditions, felt very alpine
Elsier - Solo - 21/Feb/10 with Amy
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 21/Feb/10
Hidden - 21/Feb/10
amy - 21/Feb/10 with Elsie
Hidden - 21/Feb/10
sacdenouilles - AltLd - 21/Feb/10 with D Pemble
I would rather have been NOWHERE else! Stunning weather provided awesome views and a mountaineering experience to savour for years! Thats the recce done for summer then :D
freudy_love - AltLd O/S - 20/Feb/10 with Francis Williams, Julian Barber
Amazing day out. Alpine conditions
Tom Hutton - AltLd - 19/Feb/10 with Summerblue, Vincenam
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 19/Feb/10
Simply stunning weather and an awesome re-introduction after too many years away from Scotland.
johnyspuitnik - 19/Feb/10
gareth scott borthwick - Solo - 19/Feb/10 with tom thorn
Excellent few hard sections Gareth struggled with first one. People carrying far to much gear!
Tom Thorne - Solo O/S - 19/Feb/10 with Gareth Borthwick
tony wood - 18/Feb/10 with scott, steve
Hidden - AltLd - 18/Feb/10
Helen23 - 18/Feb/10 with Kit, Chris Jackson, Ben Hirst
Awesome! Difficult route finding on the descent, but the ridge is the best I have ever done.
willoates - 16/Feb/10 with James, Chrissy, Steve, lawrence
2 abs, did it as party of 3 moving together. Excellent day!
ayuplass - 16/Feb/10
Fanastic day out. 6.5 hours in total (west-east) with 2.5 hours for the ridge itself despite meeting several parties coming the other way. Weather clagged over during the ridge part but was excellent otherwise.
da_cox - Solo O/S - 16/Feb/10 with James Kniffen, Joel Aston
Hidden - Solo - 13/Feb/10
cd_smiffy - Solo O/S - 13/Feb/10 with Neil Redgrave, Carol Goodall, Stuart Reeves, Hannah Gibbs
Downclimb (avoiding abbing parties), climb, downclimb, climb, downclimb, climb. That was our day.
stuaart - Solo O/S - 13/Feb/10 with Carol Goodall, Craig Smith, Hannah Gibbs, Neil Redgrave
stix - Lead O/S - 13/Feb/10
Hidden - 13/Feb/10
Spence22 - Lead O/S - 13/Feb/10 with Charlie
Hidden - Solo - 13/Feb/10
Jimmy O - 12/Feb/10 with Matt Down
Hidden - Solo - 12/Feb/10
Hidden - Solo - 12/Feb/10
Hidden - Solo O/S - 11/Feb/10
An unbelievably good day.
Only a hill - Solo rpt - 10/Feb/10
maxots - 10/Feb/10 with MARCUS
Hidden - Lead - 08/Feb/10
John Kettle - 06/Feb/10
Hidden - Solo - 06/Feb/10
Stuzz - Solo - 04/Feb/10
Plenty of powder, not much consolidated stuff. Climbed with Gwilym and Jeff. Lovely day, calm, clear skys till near the end. Soloed except for a few abs.
Stuzz - Solo O/S - 04/Feb/10 with Gwilym
Hidden - Solo O/S - 04/Feb/10
Amazing day, excellent weather and a superb route. Awesome
geoff.comley - Solo O/S - 04/Feb/10 with Graham, Gwilym Starks
tatz45 - Lead O/S - 01/Feb/10 with Dave Grant
Hidden - 2nd - Feb/10
lyndseymackay - Feb/10
dav_713 - Lead - Feb/10 with Glenda Anderson
Hidden - Solo O/S - 31/Jan/10
Phil Jennings - Solo O/S - 31/Jan/10 with Clare Muir, Marcus Horgan, Calum Cuthill
Tomek S - Solo O/S - 31/Jan/10 with Wojtek Polkowski
Wojttek - Solo - 30/Jan/10 with Tomek
Plenty of consolidated snow. Crampons for the whole ridge. Spectacular views! Tried descending from Sgor nam Fiannaidh to Loch Achtriochtan but gave up due to horrible semi-frozen scree and turf. Returned to col and descended via longer route towards the Pap. Views down to Ballahulish and beyond were fantastic!
SianR - Solo O/S - 24/Jan/10 with Cora
Hidden - Solo - 23/Jan/10
pretty busy!
rclarke - Solo - 23/Jan/10 with Don
Long Day, very busy, spectacular views
unbezonking - 23/Jan/10 with Ana, Johnny and Roddie
Hidden - Solo - 23/Jan/10
Hidden - 23/Jan/10
Fell off and hurt ankle.
lizzie_malc - Solo - 23/Jan/10 with Emily Ward
Hidden - Solo - 23/Jan/10
rodders24 - Solo - 23/Jan/10 with Anna, Jonny Young, Alistair Gray
Hidden - Solo - 23/Jan/10
Thawing at all levels except the highest summit.
PeteH - AltLd O/S - 22/Jan/10 with Dave Leonard
Mostly moved together, short pitching in places on the pinnacles. Freezing level above the summits, clagged in, but still a great day out.
DaveLeonard - 22/Jan/10 with PeteH
Hidden - Solo O/S - 16/Jan/10
Hidden - Solo - 09/Jan/10
Hidden - Lead - 09/Jan/10
Superb day out. Recommend to anyone who hasnt yet been on it. Long day out though, would put aside 12 hours for the trip.
mauchie - AltLd β - 07/Jan/10 with Adele Martin
Mowglee - Solo O/S - 01/Jan/10 with Tim
keith leonard - Solo - Jan/10
Due to conditions probably not as hard as it could be.
MPSBunny - Solo O/S - Jan/10
Party of two, fantastic day with alpine conditions and views to die for!! Felt properly alpine too as it was exposed, committing and long. Limited day light means you have to get a move on.
davidrj1 - Lead - Jan/10
simonward - AltLd O/S - Jan/10
simonward - AltLd O/S - Jan/10
Another brilliant day out, perfect conditions!
Julie Carroll - AltLd - Jan/10 with Steve Rivers
ndraper1 - AltLd - Jan/10
Christian Beck - Solo O/S - 2010
Hidden - 2010
alancash100 - AltLd - 2010
declanj - Lead O/S - 2010
Hidden - 30/Dec/09
I've waited for years to find this in proper winter condition, and it was definitely worth the wait. No ice, a little frozen turf, and loads of powder made for slow going. Temperatures ranged from -6 to -8 but luckily we missed the strong winds that hit other nearby summits that day.
Soloed most of it but got the ropes out for the pinnacle section.
Just managed to finish the hard bits before the sun set, the torches didn't come out until the final Munro. Descended from near the col before the Pap. A long day, almost 12 hours to the Youth Hostel where we'd left our 2nd car.
Toreador - 29/Dec/09 with Alan, Jenny, Rich, Carmen
Hidden - Lead β - 29/Dec/09
Great conditions but hardly winter!
Peeley.b - 13/Dec/09 with Sean ?, Dave Broom, Mad Mark Bathe, Kev Gibbs
Hidden - Solo - Dec/09
No snow - Technically not too bad. A good one to do in the snow with crampons and ice axe.
richardshoes - Solo O/S - 27/Nov/09
easers - AltLd - 26/Nov/09 with Doug Aitken
Excellent day out in perfect weather, rope stayed in the rucksack. Picked a poor route of descent, but managed to hitch a lift back to the car.
markfairbank - Solo O/S - 28/Mar/09 with SteveyM
Great day out. Fresh powder, first party up and the sun was out. . .
SteveMyatt - Solo O/S - 28/Mar/09 with Mark Fairbank
Hidden - Solo - 15/Mar/09
Scramble along the ridge with falkirk outdoor ed,spectacular views, a bit concerning in places and very,very tiring
Badam - 2nd O/S - 10/Mar/09 with Euan Whittaker
mikemartin - Solo - 06/Mar/09
joe larner - 06/Mar/09 with Mike
Col Kingshott - Mar/09
Park up in Glencoe,long walk up to the start of the route, however once started one summit after the other follows, very long day,early start in winter required,bad vis can make certain sections tricky to negotiate,we short roped the middle section,no escape route either until the pap,once started you must finish or be prepared to stay out.Good day,great views of Glencoe, Loch Leven.Would love to repeat.
Shaun Spavin - AltLd - Mar/09 with Kenneth David Hook
Hidden - Solo - 14/Feb/09
In superb Alpine nick, another fine mountaineering day out. Absolutely clear weather, good snow and frozen turf ... what more could one want?
Only a hill - Solo O/S - 11/Feb/09 with Jack Eadie and Alex Balch
John Kettle - Lead - 11/Feb/09
jack_eadie - Solo - 11/Feb/09
Alpine style, moving together, used the occassional runner.
Stuart Macfarlane - AltLd rpt - 08/Feb/09 with Jeanie
Hidden - Lead - 07/Feb/09
Dunx - Solo - 05/Feb/09 with Joe M, Adam
BobbyMotherwell - Lead O/S - Feb/09 with Sue Richies, Ken Brown, Ken Harris
was crossing on the day of the avalanch half way across heard a cry for help called m/r after hearing whistle blast rescue 177 winched casualty to fort william
anderson405 - 24/Jan/09 with son Donald
Moved together. very good conditions. desceneded after the pinnacles to avoid bad weather
dj_brigham05 - 21/Jan/09
Callum T - 21/Jan/09 with Dave Brigham, Alex Pickard
Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Jan/09
Stephen18 - 06/Jan/09
MartinJWood - 06/Jan/09 with Will Fry, Cameron Ruckley
During winter, but defiantly NOT proper winter conditions! Ice and frost in places on the rock but that was about it!
Glyn - Lead O/S - 03/Jan/09 with David Fountain
GiveHerHelen - Solo O/S - 02/Jan/09 with Jon Moulding
Hidden - Lead - Jan/09
CT6419 - Solo - 2009
tjmillen - Solo - 2009 with simon hall
David Sherratt - Solo - 2009
not strictly a winter ascent. Twas in winter that we did it but not really full on winter nick just very slippery and icey
griggj - 31/Dec/08 with nick livesey
Nicholas Livesey - 31/Dec/08 with Jamie Griggs
Great day out
Ally Baba - Lead O/S - 20/Dec/08 with Gav Swinton
Conditions were quite incredible - clear skies all day and not a breath of wind. Felt like a one in a million day, quite special and brilliant fun (bar the descent)!
9 hrs start to finish.
guyscott - AltLd - 06/Dec/08 with Klas
Brilliant!
J Brown - AltLd rpt - 06/Dec/08 with RK
Stunning day. Moved together throughout.
oliverk - AltLd - 06/Dec/08 with Michael, Malcolm
Hidden - AltLd - 06/Dec/08
bigdunk - 05/Dec/08 with Kieran McDonald
Plenty of fresh powder from the night before, spend a long time breaking fresh tracks. Had some stunning views. Wicked first winter route.
Matt crawford - 02/Dec/08 with Taba
Hidden - Lead - Dec/08
Powder on top of unfrozen turf. Clear skies and beautiful day. Great day out but 10 hours as pitched a few sections.
dicky79 - AltLd O/S - 29/Nov/08 with Mike Bottomley
Most beautiful high pressure day ever, could see everything 360 degrees. Mild winter conditions today. Used crampons for 50% and removed after the pinnacles.Icey verglas on North aspects and dry rock on South aspects. Great day out.
jazzyjackson - Solo - 02/Nov/08 with Jimbob
thin winter conditions. but definetly not summer...
frecro - Solo - 01/Nov/08 with Zoe Thornton
Hidden - Solo - 20/Oct/08
nicjbuk - AltLd - 07/Apr/08 with paul freeman
Col Kingshott - Apr/08
Hannah Evans - AltLd - 26/Mar/08 with Andy Barker
Hidden - Solo - 25/Mar/08
Hidden - Solo - 24/Mar/08
mattf77 - 23/Mar/08 with matt+mark
dan gibson - AltLd O/S - 18/Mar/08 with brian
Gorgeous conditions - amazing views and good snow
Tom Stoddart - Solo - 17/Mar/08 with Tom Slade, Iain Leverett, David Battley, James Wright
Almost perfect conditions... A good covering of snow that was consolidated for the most, blue skys and light winds made for a great day out. Not as hard as I cyked it up to be. If you climb II and don't mind exposure do it asap. Will be back for the solo sometime.
andymoin - AltLd O/S - 15/Mar/08 with Sean, paul
SeanB - AltLd - 15/Mar/08 with Andy, Paul
wushu - Solo O/S - 15/Mar/08
Moving together. A stunning day out.
J Brown - 2nd O/S - 15/Mar/08 with Nick Richardson
goatee - 05/Mar/08 with tim long
moved together whole route, except down climbed chancellor solo
punj - AltLd - Mar/08 with john meechan
moved together all the way. stunning weather
benman - AltLd - Mar/08 with roge
Hidden - Solo O/S - Mar/08
barrington1978 - Mar/08
Some snow and ice but far from winter conditions.
lazyhopkins - 15/Feb/08 with David Thomson
i may have stepped on some snow
joe king - Solo - 11/Feb/08 with Rose
Rosey Posey - 2nd O/S - 11/Feb/08 with Paul
Hidden - Solo O/S - 06/Feb/08
Hidden - Solo - Feb/08
Small amount of fresh, wet snow. Not the winter tick.
broc - Solo O/S - 29/Jan/08 with Alex, John
Hidden - Lead - 21/Jan/08
Boistelle - Lead O/S - 21/Jan/08 with Steve Boistelle
jonnie3430 - Solo - 12/Jan/08 with Anna and Ewan
Excellent route in good conditions. Well frozen along the ridge although it was raining below the first peak.
ChalkBall - Solo O/S - 05/Jan/08 with Rob Shepherd
robshep - Solo O/S - 05/Jan/08 with Ryan Brooks, Luke Farrar, Luke Brooks, Francis Blunt,
Lots of soft snow
Swain16 - Solo - Jan/08
Hidden - Solo - Jan/08
Soft snow with frozen Neve in places. In cloud all day apart from 2 min lift on final summit.
Highball_Mike - Jan/08 with John
KerryClimbing - Lead - Jan/08
yellow - Solo - Jan/08
AndrewJenkins - 2008
JasonK - 2008 with Tori King
Hidden - Solo - 2008
mickd - 2008
wasn't quite prepared for the seriousness and exposure with only one axe and negative crampons. not so thrilling night decent.
carl_123 - Solo - 30/Dec/07 with speakman and nelson
Finished overnight - Alpine Style
Andy White - AltLd - 10/Dec/07 with Jim Slater
First winter route (and nearly the last). Classic case of 'got the gear no idea'. Benighted halfway along ridge and stupidly decided to ascend directly off the ridge via a steep gully. Descent took all night (with 2 scary abseils), got back to car for 11am the following day!! Lessons were learn't!
Jim Slater - AltLd dnf - 10/Dec/07 with Andy White
Hidden - AltLd - Dec/07
Hidden - Solo O/S - Dec/07
Epic day out, with guide from West Coast mountain Guides.
David Revill - 2nd β - 20/Nov/07 with West Coast Mountain Guides
East to west.
Rycelow - 05/May/07 with Duncan, Graham, Frank, Phill, Alan and Kye
Hidden - 24/Mar/07
aged_ape - AltLd O/S - Mar/07
Hidden - 2007
Bristoldave - Solo - 17/Dec/06 with Raph & Doug
Hidden - Solo O/S - 17/Dec/06
My 3rd And 4th munros,a winter experience that got me hooked!
Billy Walker - Bad Seller - Solo O/S - 16/Dec/06
industrialiceman - Solo - 17/Jun/06
Solo summer traverse. Fantastic, although descended by the Clachaig Gully path, which was a lot worse than I remembered. Avoid!
stevomcd - Solo O/S - 06/Jun/06
abbeywall - Solo - 09/Apr/06 with K
stuartm555 - 2nd - 02/Apr/06 with Seb Rider
Miserable weather, and not-quite-winter conditions, but a very atmospheric and enjoyable scramble regardless.
Tom Stoddart - Solo - Apr/06 with Tom Slade, Iain Leverett, Dave Battley
jfmchivall - AltLd - Apr/06 with Rob McCarthy
Julie Carroll - 2nd - 17/Mar/06 with Malcolm Dyson
Hidden - AltLd - 09/Mar/06
Classic. As good as I hoped.
220bpm - Solo - 04/Mar/06 with Dave
Daigroom - 2nd - Mar/06 with Mark Shrewry
was lucky with conditions, otherwise v-long day (pack spear batteries!)
Adam Humphreys - AltLd - 25/Feb/06 with Joe m
Hidden - Solo - 22/Feb/06
Cracking winter nick under blue skies. Even caught the sun a bit.
George Ormerod - Lead O/S - 18/Feb/06 with Clare W
joe king - Solo rpt - 18/Feb/06 with simon ringrose
Hidden - Solo O/S - 17/Feb/06
Hidden - Solo O/S - 17/Feb/06
dp1 - Solo - Feb/06 with nigel s
Hidden - Feb/06
Dunx - AltLd O/S - 25/Jan/06 with Dom
Hidden - Lead - 07/Jan/06
Hidden - Solo O/S - 01/Jan/06
Hidden - Lead - Jan/06
Eric the Red - 2006
Neil Adams - 2006
Hidden - 2006
wee hippy - Solo - 2006
Hidden - Dec/05
With Donald King from Abacus
Simon K - 2nd - Nov/05 with JB
steven - Solo O/S - May/05 with Bld 400
Hidden - 16/Apr/05
darcy1 - Apr/05 with Team touchingthecloth.com
barney_edin - AltLd - 06/Mar/05 with Richard K
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Mar/05
Nicos - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/05 with tom knight
Alastair MacSween - Solo - 19/Feb/05
perfect conditions! At last...
McGus - Lead - 06/Feb/05 with Ruth
Stuart Macfarlane - AltLd - 06/Feb/05 with Fergal
Captain Solo - Solo - 06/Feb/05 with Dougie
Taylj1 - Feb/05 with George
gaz.marshall - AltLd - Jan/05 with ManJoe and Rosie
Chris Plewa - Jan/05 with adam reid, arthur knight
seanyt - Lead - 2005
SteveM - Solo - 31/Dec/04 with Rosie, Tobs
tom_holdsworth - Solo - 19/Dec/04 with Mike Kennedy, Will Taylor
Jeremy Wilton - Solo - 16/Dec/04 with Kevin Gibbs
tom_holdsworth - Solo - 12/Dec/04 with Will Taylor
Hidden - Solo - May/04
dan cowley - AltLd O/S - 23/Mar/04 with Angus Murray
jamie ward - AltLd O/S - 11/Mar/04 with Shaun Blower
Ann S - AltLd - Mar/04 with Various
and with Rob
adamwesthead - AltLd O/S - Mar/04 with Hoult
Stuart Macfarlane - AltLd - 08/Feb/04 with Iain F, Helen
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Feb/04
Alastair MacSween - Solo - 24/Jan/04
Hidden - AltLd - Jan/04
Martyn - Solo O/S - 2004 with James Williams
victim of mathematics - Solo O/S - 15/Dec/03 with gwilym
Hidden - Solo O/S - Dec/03
MJH - Solo - Mar/03 with Terry/Pete/Cyrille
Hidden - Solo - Feb/03
Hidden - Solo O/S - Feb/03
John Kettle - Solo - 2003
Hidden - Solo - 2003
May have been December but it was warm so no real ice to speak of, or snow. Little but of verglas. Good day out!
PenJD - 29/Dec/02 with Jenny, Andy and Jon
Jonny M - Solo O/S - Dec/02 with Rich Cole
Marmot Catcher - Solo - 07/Jul/02
ian bryant - Solo O/S - Mar/02
Stuart Macfarlane - AltLd - Mar/02 with Iain F
Hidden - Solo - 12/Jan/02
Hidden - Solo O/S - 05/Jan/02
Hidden - Solo - 2002
A good lesson in winter mountaineering. Took us 12 hours, mainly due to there being two complete novices in the party, and only having one rope between 5 of us. Route was generally in good condition, though snow a bit powdery and loose in places. The two inexperienced members of the party needed roping up on several sections, which slowed progress considerably - got very, very cold waiting around (numb hands). Otherwise, we only needed to pitch the pinnacles, and a nasty verglassed slab shortly afterwards. Did the whole of the descent in the dark, in a blizzard - horrendous! I thought I was going to die.... I'll do it again someday - but will wait for a perfect winter day, and do as an experienced party of 2 or 3.
CathS - AltLd O/S - 31/Dec/01 with random!
moved together roped for most of it
niall_mac - AltLd - 31/Dec/01 with am_bodach
Before hotfooting it down to Wasdale for NY.
Richard Alderton - 31/Dec/01 with Curly
Hidden - AltLd - 30/Dec/01
Hidden - 29/Dec/01
Hidden - AltLd - Sep/01
The Bad Cough - Solo O/S - 17/Feb/01 with Christian Minett
Stuart Macfarlane - AltLd - Feb/01 with Iain F
David Best - Solo - 20/Feb/00 with anthony aylett
abbeywall - 19/Feb/00 with K
Hidden - Solo β - 13/Feb/00
Hidden - Feb/00
Hidden - Solo - 2000
Hidden - Solo - 2000
Hidden - AltLd - 05/Mar/99
Hidden - Solo O/S - Jan/99
Mickdenali - Lead - 1999
Tenko - 1999
michael burrows - Solo - 01/Feb/98 with mark ryan
gypsy3006 - Solo - Jan/98
chrisrogers - AltLd - Dec/97 with James H
kjbix - 1997 with Ewan Peacock
Hidden - Solo O/S - Dec/96
While on an introduction to winter mountaineering course
cem - AltLd O/S - Feb/96 with Andy R, Sue, Mark from Oxford
TimHarwood - Feb/96
Solo, alongside Wolfgang Straube. Great day out.
Nigel R Lewis - Solo - 1996 with Wolfgang Straube
borderline - 26/Feb/95 with IP, MKC, JS
biggianthead - 24/Feb/95 with HT
icescrew - Solo - Feb/95
mark-abz - AltLd - 09/Apr/94 with Dave G
Neil Henderson - AltLd - 18/Feb/94 with Stuart Dorward
Hidden - Lead - 01/Feb/94
Marti999 - Solo - Jan/94
daprince - Dec/93
whispering nic - Apr/93 with lionel
Hidden - AltLd - Feb/93
Hidden - 26/Jan/93
Andy Say - Solo - 05/Dec/92
Hidden - Solo - 02/Feb/92
Monster Hangover
marcoleptic - Solo - Feb/92 with Stuey, Banjo, Moley
Neil Henderson - Solo - Feb/92 with Stuart Dorward
Inspiring day out
Dave Musgrove Jnr - Feb/92 with Will Patterson
Full winter condititions. Nobody else on ridge all day.
OldMartin - AltLd - 17/Nov/91 with Welshdave
craig h - Solo - 03/Mar/91 with Charlie
Neil Henderson - AltLd - Jan/91 with Billy webster
DavPk - Jan/91
Hidden - 1991
Hidden - 23/Jan/90
ChrisJD - Solo - 05/Mar/89
Hidden - Solo - Feb/89
Climbed in perfect conditions of deep snow, distant views and good friends. A bitter wind accompanied us along the way. Didn't bother with a rope the traverse taking a little over 4 hours. See http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=20700
Originally climbed in 1968 with Paul Chapman & again with Harold Jepson in 1995.
Repeated on 20th Feb'10 with Bob Kelly & Kath Bagshaw in deep powder snow but glorious weather.
Sean Kelly - Feb/88 with Jim Hindley, Steve McClaren, Lester Payne & John Dwyer
Pete Pozman - AltLd O/S - 25/Feb/87 with Dave, Matt
freeheel47 - Jan/87
Hidden - Solo - 1987
Tim Bateman - Solo - 01/Mar/86
John Marsland - 20/Feb/86 with Dave Soles and George Shaw
michael burrows - Solo O/S - 18/Feb/86 with ian nettleton
Hidden - AltLd - 09/Feb/86
First winter route
Dave Douglas - AltLd O/S - 02/Jan/86 with my dad
Summer conditions - fun walk with little bit of scrambling - exciting for the dog!
JohnHutch - Solo - May/85 with JK
Hidden - Solo O/S - Feb/85
biggianthead - 10/Feb/84 with G
Hidden - Solo - Feb/84
99bolivar - Solo O/S - 17/Feb/82 with Derek Smithson
Tony Prendergast - Feb/82 with Daz Nolan, Mike Evans, Mike Cleary
99bolivar - Solo - Feb/81 with Derek Smithson
alan.rodger - Solo rpt - Feb/81 with johnny walker, drew yule
Snow to floor of glen in October!
Iain Thow - Solo - 19/Oct/80
Hidden - Lead - Feb/80
johnkeith - 1980
west to east, sunny
JulianD - 1978 with Sue
Hidden - 1976
Wonderful day, but broke one crampon so it was very slow. Long descent in the pitch dark. Clachaig never seemed better.
lump'o'lead - 1975
crowberry gully - Solo - 17/Feb/74 with John Willson
Steve Woollard - AltLd - Feb/73 with Laurance Elton