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

Creag Meagaidh (Highland)

The Wand grade V 5 on Thu 11th
Smith's Gully grade V 5 on Wed 10th
Last Post grade V 5 on Wed 10th
Last Post grade V 5 on Sun 7th
Last Post grade V 5 on Sun 7th
South Pipe Direct grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
The Wand grade V 5 on Sun 7th
The Wand grade V 5 on Sun 7th

Ben Nevis (CL), North East Buttress (Highland)

North East Buttress grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
North East Buttress grade IV 4 on Mon 8th
North East Buttress grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
North East Buttress grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
North East Buttress grade IV 4 on Sun 7th

Ben Nevis (OG), Minus Face (Highland)

Minus One Gully grade VI 6 on Wed 10th
Minus One Gully grade VI 6 on Tue 9th
Minus Two Gully grade V 6 on Mon 8th
Minus Two Gully grade V 6 on Mon 8th
Minus Two Gully grade V 6 on Sun 7th

Ben Nevis (OG), Orion Face (Highland)

Orion Face Direct grade V 5 on Wed 10th
Orion Face Direct grade V 5 on Mon 8th
Orion Face Direct grade V 5 on Mon 8th
Orion Face Direct grade V 5 on Mon 8th
Orion Direct - Tower Variations grade VI 5 on Mon 8th
Astral Highway grade VI 5 on Sun 7th
Zero Gully grade V 4 on Sun 7th

Ben Nevis (OG), Observatory Gully Area (Highland)

Observatory Ridge grade IV 4 on Wed 10th
Point Five Gully grade V 5 on Wed 10th
Point Five Gully grade V 5 on Wed 10th
Hadrian's Wall Direct grade V 5 on Tue 9th
Point Five Gully grade V 5 on Tue 9th
Rubicon Wall grade VI 5 on Sun 7th
Observatory Buttress grade V 4 on Sun 7th

Ben Nevis (TR), Tower Ridge Area (Highland)

Tower Ridge grade IV 3 on Wed 10th
Italian Climb - Right-Hand grade IV 4 on Wed 10th
Stringfellow grade VI 6 on Wed 10th
Direct Route grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
Vanishing Gully grade V 5 on Mon 8th
Tower Ridge grade IV 3 on Sun 7th
Tower Ridge grade IV 3 on Sun 7th
Tower Ridge grade IV 3 on Sun 7th
Tower Ridge grade IV 3 on Sun 7th
Vanishing Gully grade V 5 on Sun 7th
Vanishing Gully grade V 5 on Sun 7th
Vanishing Gully grade V 5 on Sun 7th
Vanishing Gully grade V 5 on Sun 7th

Ben Nevis (CnC), Coire na Ciste (Highland)

Green Gully grade IV 3 on Tue 9th
Ledge Route grade II on Tue 9th
Green Gully grade IV 3 on Mon 8th
Thompson's Route grade IV 4 on Mon 8th
Comb Gully grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
Comb Gully grade IV 4 on Sun 7th

Ben Nevis (CD), Carn Dearg (Highland)

Carn Dearg Right Cascade / CIC Icefall grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
Carn Dearg Right Cascade / CIC Icefall grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
Carn Dearg Right Cascade / CIC Icefall grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
Carn Dearg Right Cascade / CIC Icefall grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
Carn Dearg Cascade / CIC Icefall grade V 5 on Tue 9th
The Curtain grade IV 5 on Sun 7th

Aonach Mor (Highland)

Turf Walk grade III 4 on Wed 10th
Turf Walk grade III 4 on Wed 10th
Left Twin grade III on Wed 10th
Left Twin grade III on Wed 10th
Morwind grade III 4 on Wed 10th
Easy Gully grade I on Wed 10th

Liathach (Highland)

Poacher's Fall grade V 5 on Mon 8th
Poacher's Fall grade V 5 on Mon 8th
Liathach Main Ridge Traverse grade II on Sun 7th
Liathach Main Ridge Traverse grade II on Sun 7th
Poacher's Fall grade V 5 on Sun 7th
Access Gully grade I on Sun 7th
Access Gully grade I on Sun 7th

Stob Coire nam Beith (Highland)

Central Gully grade IV 4 on Sun 7th

Beinn Bhan (Highland)

Mad Hatter's Gully grade V 5 on Sun 7th
March Hare's Gully grade IV 4 on Sun 7th

Creise (Highland)

Inglis Clark Ridge grade III on Sun 7th

Druim Shionnach (West Face) (Highland)

Bow Peep grade V 6 on Sun 7th

Creag Coire an T-Slugain (Highland)

Flaky Ridge grade III 4 on Sun 7th

Coire an t'Sneachda (Invernesshire)

Spiral Gully grade II on Thu 11th
Red Gully grade II on Wed 10th
Red Gully grade II on Wed 10th
Aladdin's Mirror Direct grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
Fluted Buttress Direct grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
Broken Fingers grade III 4 on Tue 9th
Aladdin's Couloir grade I on Mon 8th
Aladdin's Mirror Direct grade IV 4 on Mon 8th
Aladdin's Mirror Direct grade IV 4 on Mon 8th
The Stirling Bomber grade V 7 on Mon 8th
Fiacaill Ridge grade I/II on Mon 8th
Fiacaill Ridge grade I/II on Mon 8th
Pot of Gold grade V 6 on Sun 7th
Pot of Gold grade V 6 on Sun 7th
Aladdin's Mirror Direct grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
The Runnel grade II on Sun 7th
Fingers Ridge grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
Fingers Ridge grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
Opening Break grade IV 5 on Sun 7th
Yukon Jack grade IV 5 on Sun 7th
Yukon Jack grade IV 5 on Sun 7th

Hell's Lum (Invernesshire)

Hell's Lum grade III on Tue 9th

Coire an Lochain (Cairngorm) (Invernesshire)

Central Crack Route grade IV 5 on Tue 9th
Central Crack Route grade IV 5 on Tue 9th
Central Crack Route grade IV 5 on Tue 9th
Y-Gully Right Branch grade II on Tue 9th
Savage Slit grade V 6 on Tue 9th
Savage Slit grade V 6 on Tue 9th
Savage Slit grade V 6 on Tue 9th

Coire Fee, Glen Clova (Angus)

Look C Gully grade IV 4 on Wed 10th
Look C Gully grade IV 4 on Wed 10th
Look C Gully grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
Waterfall grade I/II on Sun 7th

Ben Lui (Beinn Laoigh) (Perthshire)

Central Gully grade I on Wed 10th

Aonach Dubh, West Face (Argyll and Bute)

No.6 Gully grade IV 4 on Thu 11th
C-D Scoop grade II on Wed 10th
2B Scoop grade II on Wed 10th

Stob Coire nan Lochan (Argyll and Bute)

Boomerang Gully grade II on Wed 10th
Dorsal Arete grade II on Tue 9th
Dorsal Arete Chimney Variation grade IV 5 on Tue 9th
Dorsal Arete Chimney Variation grade IV 5 on Tue 9th
Dorsal Arete grade II on Mon 8th
Dorsal Arete grade II on Mon 8th
Dorsal Arete grade II on Sun 7th
Dorsal Arete grade II on Sun 7th
Central Grooves grade VII 7 on Sun 7th
Boomerang Gully (Left exit) grade II on Sun 7th
Raeburn's route grade IV on Sun 7th

Aonach Eagach, Glencoe (Argyll and Bute)

Aonach Eagach Ridge (winter) grade II on Sun 7th
Aonach Eagach Ridge (winter) grade II on Sun 7th
Aonach Eagach Ridge (winter) grade II on Sun 7th
Aonach Eagach Ridge (winter) grade II on Sun 7th

Meall Bhuidhe (Argyll and Bute)

Echo Edge grade III 4 on Thu 11th

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

Taxus grade III on Mon 8th
Cirrus grade IV 4 on Mon 8th
Taxus Icefall Finish grade IV 4 on Mon 8th
Menage a Trois grade V 6 on Sun 7th
Taxus Icefall Finish grade IV 4 on Sun 7th

Beinn Udlaidh (Argyll and Bute)

Doctor's Dilemma grade IV 4 on Mon 8th
Central Gully grade II on Sun 7th
Central Gully grade II on Sun 7th
West Gully grade III on Sun 7th
West Gully grade III on Sun 7th
West Gully grade III on Sun 7th
Peter Pan Direct grade V 5 on Sun 7th
Doctor's Dilemma grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
Junior's Jaunt grade IV 5 on Sun 7th
White Caterpillar Direct grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
Sunshine Gulley grade III on Sun 7th

Sgorr Dhearg (Argyll and Bute)

ENE Ridge grade I on Sun 7th

Idwal Slabs (aka Cwm Idwal) (Gwynedd)

East Wall Gully grade I/II on Sun 7th

Ysgolion Duon (Black Ladders) (Gwynedd)

Pyramid Gully grade IV 5 on Thu 11th
Icefall Gully grade IV 4 on Thu 11th
Gallipoli grade V on Tue 9th
Pyramid Gully grade IV 5 on Mon 8th
Pyramid Gully grade IV 5 on Sun 7th
Icefall Gully grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
Arctic Fox grade V 5 on Sun 7th
Arctic Fox grade V 5 on Sun 7th

Craig Lloer (Gwynedd)

Equinox grade I on Wed 10th
Broad Gully grade I/II on Sun 7th
Left-hand Y Gully grade I/II on Sun 7th

Cyrn Las (Gwynedd)

Sargeant's Gully grade II on Sun 7th

Clogwyn y Ddysgl (Gwynedd)

Sinister Gully grade III 4 on Tue 9th
Parsley Fern Gully grade I on Sun 7th
Parsley Fern Left-Hand grade II on Sun 7th
Sinister Gully grade III 4 on Sun 7th
Clogwyn y Person Arete grade II/III 3 on Sun 7th

Clogwyn y Garnedd (Gwynedd)

Right-hand Trinity grade III on Wed 10th
Ladies' Gully grade III on Wed 10th
Cave Gully grade III on Wed 10th
End Gully grade II on Wed 10th
Cave Gully grade III on Tue 9th
great gully grade II on Tue 9th
Central Trinity grade I/II on Mon 8th
Central Trinity grade I/II on Mon 8th
Ladies' Gully grade III on Mon 8th
Left-hand Trinity grade II on Sun 7th
Central Trinity grade I/II on Sun 7th
Right-hand Trinity grade III on Sun 7th
Right-hand Trinity grade III on Sun 7th

Crib Goch (Gwynedd)

Crib Goch Traverse (Winter) grade I on Mon 8th
Crib Goch Traverse (Winter) grade I on Mon 8th
Crib Goch Traverse (Winter) grade I on Sun 7th
north ridge grade I on Sun 7th
Crib y Ddysgl (winter) grade I on Sun 7th

Clogwyn Du Ymhen Y Glyder (Gwynedd)

Clogwyn Righthand grade III 3 on Wed 10th
Clogwyn Du Far Right Hand grade III 4 on Wed 10th
Clogwyn Du Gully Left Hand grade IV 5 on Sun 7th
Clogwyn Du Gully Left Hand grade IV 5 on Sun 7th
Clogwyn Righthand grade III 3 on Sun 7th
Clogwyn Righthand grade III 3 on Sun 7th
Clogwyn Righthand grade III 3 on Sun 7th
Pillar Chimney grade V 5 / 6 on Sun 7th
Clogwyn Du Far Right Hand grade III 4 on Sun 7th

Cwm Cneifion (Gwynedd)

Hidden Gully grade II on Wed 10th
Tower Slabs grade II/III on Wed 10th
Hidden Gully grade II on Tue 9th
Hidden Gully grade II on Tue 9th
Tower Gully grade I/II on Tue 9th
Tower Gully grade I/II on Tue 9th
Easy Route grade I on Tue 9th
Easy Route grade I on Tue 9th
Corner Gully grade I/II on Tue 9th
Corner Gully grade I/II on Tue 9th
Hidden Gully grade II on Sun 7th
Hidden Gully grade II on Sun 7th
Hidden Gully grade II on Sun 7th
Tower Gully grade I/II on Sun 7th
Curver grade II on Sun 7th
Tower Slabs grade II/III on Sun 7th
Tower Slabs grade II/III on Sun 7th

Cwm Clyd (Gwynedd)

A Gully grade I on Mon 8th

Y Garn (Conwy)

B Gully grade I/II on Wed 10th
Banana Gully grade I on Wed 10th

Bowfell Buttress (Cumbria)

North Gully grade I/II on Sun 7th

Scrubby Crag (Cumbria)

Pendulum Gully grade II/III on Sun 7th

Dove Crag (Dovedale) (Cumbria)

South Gully grade I/II on Mon 8th

Gable Crag (Cumbria)

Pinnacle Ridge grade III on Tue 9th
Pinnacle Ridge grade III on Tue 9th
Pinnacle Ridge grade III on Sun 7th
Central Gully grade III on Sun 7th

Green Gable (Cumbria)

Gully of the Plods grade I/II on Tue 9th

Scafell Crag (Cumbria)

Moonbathing grade VI 7 on Thu 11th
Moss Gill (Winter) grade V 5 on Mon 8th
Botterill's Slab (Winter) grade VI 7 on Sun 7th
Moss Gill (Winter) grade V 5 on Sun 7th

Brown Cove Crags (Cumbria)

Left Branch grade II on Wed 10th
Right Buttress Crack grade III on Sun 7th
Central Gully grade I/II on Sun 7th
Central Gully grade I/II on Sun 7th

Blea Water Crag (Cumbria)

Blea Water Gill grade III 3 on Wed 10th

Great End (Sprinkling Tarn) (Cumbria)

Cust's Gully grade I on Tue 9th
Central Gully Right Branch grade II on Tue 9th
Central Gully Right Branch grade II on Mon 8th
Window Gully grade II/III on Sun 7th
South East Gully grade III on Sun 7th
South East Gully grade III on Sun 7th
Right Hand Groove grade III on Sun 7th

Threshwaite Cove Crag (Cumbria)

Threshwaite Gully grade III on Tue 9th

Low Water Crag & Low Water Beck (Cumbria)

Summit Route grade II on Sun 7th
Summit Route grade II on Sun 7th
Summit Route grade II on Sun 7th

Hart Crag (Cumbria)

Cold Lazerus grade III 3 on Mon 8th
Hart Crag Ice Falls grade III 4 on Sun 7th

Black Crag (Deepdale) (Cumbria)

Unnamed Gully grade I on Sun 7th

Scafell Shamrock (Cumbria)

Cascade grade II/III on Sun 7th
Cascade grade II/III on Sun 7th

Dove Crag (Buttermere) (Cumbria)

Dove Crag Gully grade IV 4 on Tue 9th
Dove Crag Gully grade IV 4 on Sun 7th
The Chicken Variation grade III on Sun 7th

Helvellyn - Red Tarn Cove (Cumbria)

Striding Edge grade I on Fri 12th
Swirral Edge grade I on Fri 12th
Gully 1 grade II on Thu 11th
V-Corner Extended Finish grade III on Thu 11th
Wall and Ramp grade III on Thu 11th
Gully 1 grade II on Wed 10th
V-Corner grade III on Wed 10th
Striding Edge grade I on Sun 7th

Rampsgill Head Crag (Cumbria)

Central Ridge grade IV 5 on Sun 7th
Central Gully grade III 3 on Sun 7th
Central Gully grade III 3 on Sun 7th
North Gully grade IV 5 on Sun 7th
Umbrella Gully grade II/III on Sun 7th

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Condition Reports

Winter Climbing forum reports by mountain guides and UKC users:

Lakes conditions? | 197 posts, 17:39 Fri
N West Highland conditions | 3 posts, 16:34 Fri
UKC CONDITIONS REPORT - Ben Nevis | 8 posts, 16:34 Fri
Welsh Winter Conditions | 1029 posts, 15:53 Fri
Torridon & NW Conditions | 66 posts, 12:28 Fri
UKC CONDITIONS REPORT - Glen Coe | 1 posts, 09:59 Fri
Udlaidh Conditions. | 63 posts, 20:33 Thu
UKC CONDITIONS REPORT - Ben Nevis | 13 posts, 16:59 Thu
UKC Conditions report. Skye 10 March 2010 | 1 posts, 00:32 Thu
Knoydart - current conditions | 3 posts, 18:46 Wed
Winter climbing conditions at Easter? | 3 posts, 16:39 Wed
NW conditions | 30 posts, 16:32 Wed
Cuillin Ridge in good condition. | 2 posts, 10:57 Tue
UKC CONDITIONS REPORT - Aonach Mor | 1 posts, 20:42 Mon
aonach eagach conditions | 2 posts, 23:29 Sun
Mam tor Conditions | 8 posts, 19:44 Sun

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