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Aonach Dubh, East Face

Argyll and Bute, SCOTLAND

Climbs 90 – Rocktype Rhyolite – Altitude 400m a.s.l – Faces SE

Crag features
The most westerly of the Glencoe Three Sisters has five crags on its East Face all facing south-east. The Lower West Face offers Freakout(E4) and Spacewalk (E5) both Glencoe 3-star classic routes. Barn Wall offers easy climbs and Weeping Wall offers excellent harder routes. Terrace Face contains the classic Archer Ridge a classic 3-star Severe. The uppermost, the Far East Buttress, is more of a walk and so much quieter. It offers some good climbing, including the very pleasant Nirvana Wall (Severe).

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Guidebooks
Scottish Winter Climbs (2008), Rock Climbing in Scotland (1990),
Out of print: Glen Coe (1992)

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
 LOWER WALLS  
2Lady JaneE2 5b **31
3Sir ChancelotE2 5c *15
4LamentS **10
 WEEPING WALL  
6Rowan Tree WallVD *23
7SpiderHVS 5a **46
8Spider Right-HandVS 4c ***41
9SolitudeE2 5b ***14
10QuietudeHVS 5a **13
11Weeping Wall RouteS **29
12The Long CrackS **109
13The Straight ClimbVS 4b **11
14Curving CrackS **65
15Eve's AreteVD **46
16Drainpipe CornerS 7
 TERRACE FACE  
18Quiver RibD ***127
19Slings & ArrowsHVS 5a 1
20Arrow WallS **23
21Wounded KneeS **15
22Archer RidgeS ***123
23Archer Ridge DirectS **22
24The GutVS 4c *8
25Terrace AreteHS 4b **16
 LOWER NORTH-EAST NOSE  
27The Chant Of Jimmy BlacksmithE5 6a *1
28BoomerangVS 4c **13
29Freak OutE4 6a ***43
30SupernovaE6 6b ***2
 Climb nameGradex
31CrocodileE3 6a ***30
32SpacewalkE5 6b **16
33Original RouteS *3
 FAR EASTERN BUTTRESS  
35Rough SlabS 10
36Eastern PromiseE1 5b **6
37Nirvana WallHS 4b ***36
38SatoriVS 4b **5
39Farewell AreteVD *7
 BARN WALL  
41BowstringD *28
42Barn Wall RouteM 20
43TurnspitVS *1
44QuickdrawE1 5b *1
45HesitationHVS 5a **6
46AnonomousS 2
47ShibumiVS 4b **6
48Lower BowM *9
49YenVD *1
50Eastern Slant *III 4 *8
51Orient Express *IV 5 *2
52The Challenge *E3 6a *1
53Little Boomerang *VS 4c 1
54Japseye Variation *VI 6 *1
55North East Nose *D  
56North-East Nose *VD 1
57Short But Sweet *E2 5c **1
58De Vreemde Stap *HVS 5b **2
59Two Step Arete *VS 4b 1
60The Fly *E3 5b 1

* Climbs listed in red are waiting to be checked by a crag moderator, and may not be accurate.

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Access notes
From the River Coe footbridge(173564) follow the path up to The Lost Valley and contour round Gearr Aonach, cross the river above the gorge to the lower walls in about 30 minutes.

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lots of mistakes on here
submariner ? - 29/May/12

Curved Crack Severe** and Quiver Rib Diff on the East face - interesing climbs which an even more interesting descent route. Not for the faint hearted!
Angela McGuckin - 16/Oct/06

You can also scramble down and left along the the ledge from the tree. Again, care required.
Jamie B. - 14/Jul/05

The dilapidated tree above Weeping Wall mentioned in the guide for abseiling off (as alternative to top pitch of Spider) looks well dodgy and totally unsuitable for abseiling. Best top out and combine with some great routes above.
Jon Earnshaw - 22/Apr/03