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[ Print larger map ] – Grid Ref NN 193729 (OS Landranger #41)

Aonach Mor

Highland, SCOTLAND

Climbs 100 – Rocktype Granite – Altitude 1200m a.s.l – Faces E

Crag features
In winter the Aonach's provide great climbing and due to the altitude are fairly reliable and the Gondola makes access easy. Coire an Lochain forms a perfect bowl and features a prominent buttress (The Prow) and a series of grooves (Ribbed Walls). Note that cornice build up here is huge and dangerous!!!

Weather forecast

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Forecast for this crag, or UK Weather forecast
More: mwis: Northwest Highlands – Met Office: West Highlands

Guidebooks
Scottish Winter Climbs (2008), Ben Nevis (2002),
Out of print: Scottish Winter Climbs (1996), Ben Nevis (1994)

Climbs at this crag

	Climb name	Grade	x

1	Aonach Mor summit	summit	191
2	Lord's Groove	IV 4	1
3	Downstairs	III	1
	NORTH EAST FACE
5	Sprint Gully	III	1
6	President's Buttress	III
7	Hidden Gully	II *	7
8	Ribbon On Edge	IV 6 *
9	Sideline	III	4
	THE PROW
11	Unnamed (Short Groove)	III
12	Riptide	IV 4
13	Back Street Boogie	VI 6 *
14	The Betrayal	IV 4	1
15	The Wave	V 5
16	The Guardian	IV 5 *	8
17	Stirling Bridge	VI 7 ***	20
	HOMO BUTTRESS
19	Ribbon Groove	IV 4 *	2
20	Gowan Hill	VI 7 *	1
21	Homo Robusticus	VI 7 **
22	Piranha	VII 8 *	3
23	The Human Bobsleigh	II	3
24	The Web	II/III	55
25	Nausea	II/III	24
26	Spider Rib	II	14
27	History Won't Mind	IV 5 *	2
28	Easy Gully	I	118
	THE RIBBED WALLS
30	Muddy Waters	III	10
31	Groove Armada	IV 4	2
32	Barrel Buttress	IV 4	2
33	Nid Arete	IV 5 *	2
34	Temperance Union Blues	III *	27
35	Pernille	III	6
36	Aquafresh	IV 4 *	32
37	White Shark	IV 4 ***	91
38	Tinsel Town	V 4 **	7
39	Remora	III 4	1
40	Gondola With The Wind	IV 5 *	2
41	Maneater	V 5 **	7
42	Hammerhead Pillar	VI 6 **	4
43	Tunnel Vision Left Branch	III 4	11
44	Tunnel Vision	III *	82
	CENTRAL BUTTRESS
46	Shelf Route	III
47	Morwind	III 4 ***	83
48	Turf Walk	III 4 *	26
49	Roaring Forties	IV 4 *	11
50	Typhoon	IV 4 ***	22
51	Hurricane Arete	VI 7 **	3
52	Alien Abduction	VII 8 ***	3
	TWINS AREA
54	Left Twin	III ***	244
55	Siamese Twin	IV 4	31

	Climb name	Grade	x

56	The Split	IV 4 **	16
57	Lickety Split	IV 5 **	5
58	Slick Mick's Groove	IV 5 *
59	Forgotten Twin	II *	133
60	Siamese Butress	II *	15
61	Right Twin	II ***	164
62	The Lost Boys	IV 5	2
63	White Horses	V 6	1
64	The Slever	III 4	1
65	Pepperpot	III 4
66	Golden Promise	VI 7 *
67	Muck n' Brass	VI 6 *
68	Molar Canal	III	4
	NORTH BUTTRESS
70	Grooved Arete	V 6 ***	12
71	Icicle Gully	III 4 *	33
72	Icicle Gully Direct	III 5	3
73	Gentle Breeze Finish	IV 4
74	Force Ten Buttress	III 4 *	3
75	Force Ten Buttress Direct Finish	V 6	1
76	Solar Wind	IV 4 *	11
77	Jet Stream	IV 4 ***	43
78	Jet Stream Direct Finish	IV 5	18
79	Guides Variation	IV 4
80	North Buttress Route	III	4
81	Foosyerneeps	IV 5 **	2
82	Lemming Ridge	I	5
	WEST FACE
84	Downhill Gully	I	3
85	Golden Oldy	II ***	150
86	Western Rib	III ***	60
87	Easter Gully	II *	3
88	Daim Buttress	III **	14
89	Solitaire	II *	6
90	Unnamed Route - Aonach Mor	III *	1
91	Nid Ridge	I	6
	MOVED CLIMBS
93	Gendarme Ridge	II	14
94	Spare Rib Gully	III *	5
95	Western Rib (summer)	3 **	1
96	Un-named icefall	III 4	1
97	Ruth	II *	1
98	Unnamed gully/rib	II	4
99	Gully 2	II/III	1
100	Gully 3A	II	1
101	Unnamed (suggest Plan B)	III 4	2
102	Pro Libertate *	V 6 **	1
103	Ribbon Variation *	IV 4	2
104	The Prow *	VIII 8 **	1
105	Perplexed *	IV 4	2
106	Silver Specious *	I *	1
107	Random Rib *	I/II *	1
108	Unnamed 3 *	II/III	1
109	Cave Gully *	II *	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 Gondola car park follow a path up to a forest track, turn right to a small dam, and then head up to the Gondola station (or take the Gondola to this point). Follow the line of ski-tows to the end and drop down Easy Gully to the crag.

Classifieds
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