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UK Winter Conditions

This Winter Conditions page gives a summary of what is being climbed at the moment, what is 'in' nick and what the prospects are. All the winter climbs done by users in their UKC climbing logbooks over the past 5 days are shown - click on the route name to find details of all the recent ascents, the map shows the locations of the crags where routes are being done.

There is also a summary of the 'condition' threads on the Winter Forum, including those by the UKC Area Correspondents. At the base of the page are winter photos taken over the same period.

Recent Winter climbs

Lochnagar (Aberdeenshire)

Parallel Buttress grade VI 6 on Thu 2nd (2 ascents)
The Gift grade II on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Parallel A Gully Right Fork grade IV 4 on Wed 1st
Sepulchre grade V 6 on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Shadow Buttress A, Original Route grade IV 5 on Tue 31st

Creag Meagaidh (Highland)

Eastern Corner grade III on Tue 31st
Easy Gully grade I on Mon 30th

Aonach Mor (Highland)

Tunnel Vision grade III on Wed 1st
White Shark grade IV 4 on Wed 1st
Easy Gully grade I on Wed 1st

Stob Ban (Highland)

South Gully grade I on Mon 30th pic

An Teallach (Highland)

Ridge Traverse grade II on Thu 2nd
1978 Face Route grade IV on Wed 1st pic

Liathach (Highland)

Liathach Main Ridge Traverse (winter) grade II on Tue 31st

Stob Coire nam Beith (Highland)

Summit Gully grade II on Fri 3rd
Arch Gully grade III on Thu 2nd
Summit Gully grade II on Wed 1st

Beinn Alligin (Toll nam Biast) (Highland)

Alligin Ridge Traverse grade I on Thu 2nd
Alligin Ridge Traverse grade I on Tue 31st (2 ascents)

Beinn Bhan (Highland)

A'Chioch Traverse grade II on Wed 1st (2 ascents)

Fuar Tholl (Highland)

Access Gully grade II on Mon 30th
Right End Butress grade III on Mon 30th

Beinn Alligin (Highland)

traverse grade I on Tue 31st

Druim Shionnach (West Face) (Highland)

Deceptive Chimney grade III on Fri 3rd

Ben Nevis (Highland)

Ledge Route grade II on Fri 3rd
Green Gully grade IV 3 on Thu 2nd
Two-Step Corner grade V 5 on Thu 2nd (2 ascents)
Sioux Wall grade VIII 8 on Thu 2nd
Lost The Place grade V 5 on Thu 2nd
North Castle Gully grade II on Wed 1st
Cresta grade III 3 on Wed 1st
Comb Gully Buttress grade IV 4 on Wed 1st
Comb Gully grade IV 4 on Wed 1st
Green Gully grade IV 3 on Wed 1st
Ledge Route grade II on Wed 1st
Green Gully grade IV 3 on Tue 31st
Number Three Gully grade I on Tue 31st
Central Gully Right-Hand grade IV 4 on Tue 31st (2 ascents)
Ledge Route grade II on Tue 31st
Frost Bite grade IV 4 on Mon 30th
North East Buttress grade IV 4 on Mon 30th
Slingsby's Chimney grade II on Mon 30th
Comb Gully grade IV 4 on Mon 30th
Green Gully grade IV 3 on Mon 30th
Ledge Route grade II on Mon 30th
Central Gully, Creag Coire na Ciste grade III 4 on Mon 30th
South-West Ridge grade IV 5 on Mon 30th

Coire an t'Sneachda (Invernesshire)

The Runnel grade II on Fri 3rd
Red Gully grade II on Fri 3rd
Goat Track Gully grade II on Fri 3rd
The Haston Line grade III 4 on Fri 3rd
Hidden Chimney Direct grade IV 5 on Fri 3rd
Fingers Ridge grade IV 4 on Thu 2nd
Central Left Hand grade I/II on Thu 2nd
Pot of Gold grade V 6 on Wed 1st
Hidden Chimney grade II/III on Wed 1st (3 ascents)
Jacob's Edge grade I/II on Wed 1st
The Message grade IV 6 on Tue 31st (2 ascents)
Red Gully grade II on Tue 31st
Aladdin's Couloir grade I on Mon 30th
Original Summer Route grade IV 5 on Mon 30th (2 ascents)
Central Gully grade I on Mon 30th (2 ascents)
Spiral Gully grade II on Mon 30th
Red Gully grade II on Mon 30th
Invernookie grade III 4 on Mon 30th
The Seam grade IV 4 on Mon 30th (2 ascents)
The Haston Line grade III 4 on Mon 30th

Hell's Lum (Invernesshire)

Deep Cut Chimney (Winter) grade IV 5 on Fri 3rd

Coire an Lochain (Cairngorm) (Invernesshire)

Savage Slit grade V 6 on Thu 2nd
The Hoarmaster grade VI 6 on Tue 31st
The Couloir grade I on Mon 30th
Iron Butterfly grade III on Mon 30th
Ventricle grade VII 8 on Mon 30th

Creagan Coire Cha-no (Invernesshire)

Jenga Buttress grade III 4 on Tue 31st

An Coileachan (Ross & Cromarty)

Crystal Tripper grade V 4 on Fri 3rd

Winter Corrie, Driesh (Angus)

Diagonal Gully grade III on Fri 3rd
Backdoor Chimney grade III on Fri 3rd

Buachaille Etive Mor, North Buttress East Face (Argyll and Bute)

North Buttress (West Route) grade IV 4 on Tue 31st

Beinn Fhada, West Face (Argyll and Bute)

The Gnat grade III on Fri 3rd
The Rampart grade II on Fri 3rd

Stob Coire nan Lochan (Argyll and Bute)

Dorsal Arete grade II on Fri 3rd
Chimney Route grade VI 6 on Fri 3rd
Forked Gully Left Hand grade I/II on Fri 3rd
Pearly Gates grade I/II on Fri 3rd
Twisting Gully grade III 4 on Thu 2nd
Ordinary Route (Central Buttress), AKA Raeburn's Route grade IV 4 on Thu 2nd
NC Gully grade I/II on Thu 2nd
Dorsal Arete grade II on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Twisting Gully grade III 4 on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Crest Route grade V 6 on Wed 1st
Twisting Gully grade III 4 on Tue 31st (2 ascents)
Intruder grade VI 7 on Mon 30th (2 ascents)

Bidean nam Bian (Argyll and Bute)

Hourglass Gully grade I on Fri 3rd
Un Poco Loco grade VII 7 on Wed 1st
Crypt Route (winter) grade V 6 on Wed 1st

Aonach Eagach - Sgor nam Fiannaidh (Argyll and Bute)

Aonach Eagach Ridge (winter) grade II on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Aonach Eagach Ridge (winter) grade II on Tue 31st

Beinn an Dothaidh, North East Corrie (Argyll and Bute)

Taxus grade III on Fri 3rd
West Gully grade I on Fri 3rd
Emel Ridge grade II on Thu 2nd
West Buttress grade III 4 on Wed 1st (2 ascents)

Creag Coire an Dothaidh (Argyll and Bute)

Salamander Gully grade III 4 on Fri 3rd

Beinn Udlaidh (Argyll and Bute)

West Gully grade III on Thu 2nd

Lost Valley Buttress (Argyll and Bute)

Moonlighting grade V 6 on Tue 31st (2 ascents)

Idwal Slabs (aka Cwm Idwal) (Gwynedd)

East Wall Gully grade I/II on Wed 1st

Glyder Fawr crag (Gwynedd)

Seniors Ridge (Winter) grade I/II on Thu 2nd

Ysgolion Duon (Black Ladders) (Gwynedd)

Eastern Arete grade II/III on Wed 1st

Cyrn Las (Gwynedd)

Sargeant's Gully grade II 3 on Fri 3rd
Sargeant's Gully grade II 3 on Wed 1st
GYRN LAS RIDGE grade I/II on Wed 1st

Clogwyn y Ddysgl (Gwynedd)

Parsley Fern Gully grade I on Wed 1st
Parsley Fern Left-Hand grade II on Wed 1st

Clogwyn y Garnedd (Gwynedd)

Y Gribin (Winter) grade I/II on Fri 3rd

Crib Goch (Gwynedd)

Reade's Route (Winter) grade V 6 on Thu 2nd (2 ascents)

Clogwyn Du Ymhen Y Glyder (Gwynedd)

Clogwyn Left Hand Branch grade V 5 on Fri 3rd
Torquing Shit grade V 6 on Fri 3rd
Clogwyn Du Right Hand Branch grade III 3/4 on Wed 1st
Pillar Chimney Original grade V 5 on Wed 1st
Manx Wall grade VI 7 on Wed 1st

Cwm Cneifion (Gwynedd)

Hidden Gully grade II on Fri 3rd
Tower Gully grade I/II on Fri 3rd
Tower Slabs grade II/III on Fri 3rd (3 ascents)
Easy Route grade I on Fri 3rd
Golden Girl Ali grade IV 5 on Fri 3rd
Hidden Gully grade II on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Tower Slabs grade II/III on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Easy Route grade I on Wed 1st
The Gribin Ridge grade II on Wed 1st
Hidden Gully Right Hand grade II/III on Wed 1st
Golden Girl Ali grade IV 5 on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Cneifion Arete grade III 3/4 on Mon 30th

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) (Gwynedd)

Y Gribin (Winter) grade I/II on Tue 31st

Cwm Caseg (Gwynedd)

Elen Gully grade I on Mon 30th

Moel Siabod (Gwynedd)

Daear Ddu Ridge (Winter) grade I/II on Thu 2nd

Pen-y-Fan (Powys)

Central Gully grade II/III on Fri 3rd
Central Rib grade II on Fri 3rd
Central Gully grade II/III on Thu 2nd (2 ascents)
Near Right Gully grade II on Thu 2nd pic
Central Gully grade II/III on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Near Right Gully grade II on Wed 1st pic
Central Rib grade II on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
Far Right Gully grade I on Wed 1st (3 ascents)
Right Hand Rib grade I/II on Wed 1st (2 ascents)

Craig y Fro (Powys)

Main Stream (?) grade II/III on Thu 2nd
Minor gully grade I on Thu 2nd
Stepped Gully grade II/III on Thu 2nd
White Fang grade II/III on Thu 2nd
Mushroom head grade I/II on Thu 2nd

Pavey Ark (Cumbria)

Jack's Rake (Winter) grade I on Fri 3rd
Jack's Rake (Winter) grade I on Thu 2nd

North Buttress/Cambridge Crag (Cumbria)

The Gnomon grade VII 8 on Tue 31st

Bowfell Buttress (Cumbria)

Bowfell Buttress grade V 6 on Tue 31st (2 ascents)

Gable Crag (Cumbria)

Bottleneck Blues grade IV on Fri 3rd (2 ascents)
Summertime Blues grade IV 5 on Fri 3rd (2 ascents)

Green Gable (Cumbria)

Garden of Eden grade III on Mon 30th

Scafell Crag (Cumbria)

Pisgah Buttress Direct (Winter) grade V 5 on Wed 1st

Brown Cove Crags (Cumbria)

Right Buttress Crack grade III on Thu 2nd
Two Grooves grade IV 6 on Tue 31st

Red Screes crag (Cumbria)

Kilnshaw chimney grade I/II on Thu 2nd

Blea Water Crag (Cumbria)

Blea Water Gill Icefall grade III 4 on Thu 2nd (2 ascents)
Racecourse Gully grade II on Thu 2nd

Great End (Sprinkling Tarn) (Cumbria)

Central Gully Right Arete grade II on Wed 1st (2 ascents)
South East Gully grade III on Wed 1st

Raven Crag (Kirkstone) (Cumbria)

The Candle grade IV 4 on Fri 3rd (2 ascents)
Un-named Gully 1 grade I on Fri 3rd
Un-named Gully 2 grade I on Fri 3rd (3 ascents)
Raven Crag LH Gully (Winter) grade II on Wed 1st
The Candle grade IV 4 on Wed 1st
Raven Crag LH Gully (Winter) grade II on Tue 31st
The Candle grade IV 4 on Tue 31st

Bowfell Links (Cumbria)

No. 1 Gully grade I on Thu 2nd
Chimney Crack grade II on Thu 2nd

Angle Tarn Crag (Cumbria)

Angle Tarn Gully grade I on Wed 1st (2 ascents)

Low Water Crag & Low Water Beck (Cumbria)

Percy's Passage grade III 4 on Fri 3rd
Percy's Passage grade III 4 on Thu 2nd

Eel Crag (Cumbria)

Eel Crag Main Ridge grade I on Thu 2nd

Helvellyn - Red Tarn Cove (Cumbria)

Gully 1 grade II on Thu 2nd
V-Corner grade III on Thu 2nd (2 ascents)
Gully 2 grade I on Wed 1st
Swirral Edge grade I on Tue 31st

Striding Edge (Cumbria)

Striding Edge (WINTER) grade I on Thu 2nd
Striding Edge (WINTER) grade I on Wed 1st
Striding Edge (WINTER) grade I on Tue 31st

Swirral Edge (Cumbria)

Swirral Edge (WINTER) grade I on Thu 2nd (3 ascents)
Swirral Edge (WINTER) grade I on Wed 1st
Swirral Edge (WINTER) grade I on Tue 31st (2 ascents)
Swirral Edge (WINTER) grade I on Mon 30th

Wilderness Rocks (Lancashire)

Wilderness Gully East grade II on Thu 2nd

Kinder Southern Edges (Derbyshire)

Crowden Clough Winter grade II on Thu 2nd (2 ascents)

Wildboar Clough (Derbyshire)

Wildboar Clough (winter) grade II/III on Fri 3rd
Wildboar Clough (winter) grade II/III on Thu 2nd 		 
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