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Central Gully*** III

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[Central Gully, Lurcher's, Cairngorms initial pitch, 3 kb]Several ice pitches with easy ground in between. Approach from Lairigh Ghru Great views to Braeriach. Mostly ice screw protection.

Photo: Central Gully, Lurcher's, Cairngorms initial pitch © Paul035
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 38 logbooks, and on 10 wishlists.

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Feb/13

Good Route, 4 ice pitches, last one was grade IV but short. Good belays (mainly ice). Ice was good but starting to drip later in the day. Well recommended.
Andy Hewison - AltLd O/S - 09/Feb/13 with Iain Robertson

fire_munki - 2nd O/S - 07/Feb/13 with Al Halewood

two good pitches and lots of easy ground. started up an easy introductory gully which arrived at the rhs of the first good pitch-looking at pictures think there's a lower pitch which wasn't well formed today
morsy - AltLd - 02/Feb/13 with peter berwick

Pete23 - AltLd - 02/Feb/13 with Stephen Mors

markwarner - Jan/13

ice was melting but still pretty thick and plenty good enough for ice screws. lead second ice pitch, moved together through easy mid section. took the right fork at the top which had a short steep ice fall of about grade IV
Webster - AltLd O/S - 16/Dec/12

steve-grigg - AltLd O/S - 16/Dec/12 with David Webster

nowler - AltLd - 05/Feb/12 with hamish i

guy757 - Lead - 04/Feb/12

Three big ice pitches, the bottom one being pretty thin and the top one defineately warrantling IV. Fun place to get out of the wind.
Steven Andrews - AltLd O/S - 07/Jan/12 with Arjan

Callum Anderson - 2012

Jedi Solo. Rubbish snow and ice conditions apart from short icy groove on the righthand gully near the top. Avoided early ice pitch as looking really thin. Route we swam up worth about II.
freemanTom (Guildford MC) - Solo - 14/Feb/11 with Paul Wells

Not the best conditions, but a good day on a safe-ish route when the northern corries were avalancing. Avoided the lower icefall (wasn't there), swam up deep snow, and climbed a good ice chimney near the top. Probably worth grade II in this condition.
size9hex - Solo O/S - 14/Feb/11 with Tom Evans

Still hanging in there despite sun starting to hit it. Turned into a beautiful day and apart from a few walkers heading for Braeriach not another soul around. Can only imagine the carnage going on that is Sneachda on a Saturday.
Captain Solo - Solo - 12/Feb/11

50% ice, 50% water
mikedelderfield - AltLd O/S - 06/Feb/11 with Steven Delderfield

ste_d - AltLd O/S - 05/Feb/11 with mik

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/11

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Jan/11

John Workman - 2nd - 09/Jan/11 with Apprentice

Hidden - AltLd - 09/Jan/11

hedgehog77 - 2nd - 07/Jan/11

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 05/Jan/11

Mr.Billiams - AltLd - 03/Jan/11 with Tom

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - AltLd - 13/Feb/10

Hidden - 11/Jan/10

nicjbuk - AltLd - 28/Jan/09

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

dthomson - 12/Jan/08 with pete mayhew

A big day out! Lovely weather.
JdotP - Lead O/S - 12/Jan/08 with Nicholas Dominelli Whiteley

Awesome and quiet. Good choice if northern corries are stuffed
tallthinmonkey - Lead O/S - Jan/08 with Ewan Paterson

Ander - AltLd - 07/Jan/03

Hidden - Lead - 2001

Tarquin - 1999

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jan/98

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Martin85, Hidden, Hidden, iksander, Dustin, Hidden, Hidden, Hidden, MrRiley, rusty_nails

Voting
Total votes cast 24
hard IV0 of 12
IV0 of 12
easy IV1 of 12
hard III2 of 12
III9 of 12
easy III0 of 12
hard II/III0 of 12
II/III0 of 12
easy II/III0 of 12
3 Stars3 of 12
2 Stars7 of 12
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Style of ascent

Soloed3 of 38 (7.9%)
Lead6 of 38 (15.8%)
Followed5 of 38 (13.2%)
Alt Leads16 of 38 (42.1%)
Unknown8 of 38 (21.1%)

'Climbed'23 of 38 (60.5%)
clean O/S15 of 38 (39.5%)