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| Mandyg | 14 Jul |
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βeta: Very steady easy D | βeta? | |
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βeta: Very steady easy D |
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| Edshakey | 12 May |
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βeta: Only traverse left when you reach the big sheer wall on the great tower. If you aren't staring at a big blank face, you aren't there yet. Also, if you traverse left and find the anchor left by JP(?) on echo wall, you've gone too early. Number Four Gully descent is only for the real scree purists, or those in a rush. Not fun. | ||
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βeta: Only traverse left when you reach the big sheer wall on the great tower. If you aren't staring at a big blank face, you aren't there yet. Also, if you traverse left and find the anchor left by JP(?) on echo wall, you've gone too early. Number Four Gully descent is only for the real scree purists, or those in a rush. Not fun. |
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| JamesColeman | 26 Aug, 2023 |
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βeta: Struggled to find the start, scrambling an extra 100m elevation up into the gully passed echo wall before realising mistake. Eventually returned and found grassy ledges but think I may have skipped some climbing at the start. Only used climbing shoes for a short section at the mid way point. Upper section of route in clouds. Poor visibility and extremely high winds at tower gap made for an epic and not recommended experience. Summited Ben Nevis and took the safe and easy path down due to extreme winds. One off the bucket list! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Struggled to find the start, scrambling an extra 100m elevation up into the gully passed echo wall before realising mistake. Eventually returned and found grassy ledges but think I may have skipped some climbing at the start. Only used climbing shoes for a short section at the mid way point. Upper section of route in clouds. Poor visibility and extremely high winds at tower gap made for an epic and not recommended experience. Summited Ben Nevis and took the safe and easy path down due to extreme winds. One off the bucket list! |
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| Lewis Callum Black | 12 Jul, 2023 |
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βeta: Absolutely fantastic. Didn’t read too much about the route before going and we ended up doing two false traverses left, added 45 mins of faffing. Stay in the ridge until you see a dominant wall that isn’t a Diff! Then go left. Absolutely fantastic, good tat left in the gap. | ||
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βeta: Absolutely fantastic. Didn’t read too much about the route before going and we ended up doing two false traverses left, added 45 mins of faffing. Stay in the ridge until you see a dominant wall that isn’t a Diff! Then go left. Absolutely fantastic, good tat left in the gap. |
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| T_Robbo2 | 17 Oct, 2020 |
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βeta: A small, but hazardous, amount of frozen snow and ice making itself known towards the top. | ||
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βeta: A small, but hazardous, amount of frozen snow and ice making itself known towards the top. |
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| Nathan Adam | 10 Oct, 2020 |
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βeta: No tat at Tower Gap currently and please keep it this way. There is no need for in-situ tat anywhere on the route at any time of year, if you find some can you please clear out the litter. | βeta? | |
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βeta: No tat at Tower Gap currently and please keep it this way. There is no need for in-situ tat anywhere on the route at any time of year, if you find some can you please clear out the litter. |
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| MightyStew | 22 Sep, 2020 |
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βeta: Large loose spike above eastern traverse after the cave, quite obvious take care! | ||
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βeta: Large loose spike above eastern traverse after the cave, quite obvious take care! |
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| Katharine Arnold | 21 Sep, 2020 |
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βeta: Tat has been cut off the tower gap. | ||
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βeta: Tat has been cut off the tower gap. |
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| MartinJWood | 26 Aug, 2020 |
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βeta: Plenty of tat to get into the gap from Douglas Boulder | βeta? | |
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βeta: Plenty of tat to get into the gap from Douglas Boulder |
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| Dawn_K_B | 18 Aug, 2020 |
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βeta: No tat on Tower Gap currently, even though Jessie added some about a week ago..? | ||
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βeta: No tat on Tower Gap currently, even though Jessie added some about a week ago..? |
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| jessieleong | 6 Aug, 2020 |
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βeta: Added a new piece of tat at the TD gap | βeta? | |
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βeta: Added a new piece of tat at the TD gap |
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| mmmhumous | 14 Mar, 2020 |
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βeta: Be sure to read the winter route description. There are a number of 'false traverses' off left. Don't traverse left until it gets really steep on the great tower. | ||
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βeta: Be sure to read the winter route description. There are a number of 'false traverses' off left. Don't traverse left until it gets really steep on the great tower. |
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| Scott McRae | 7 Oct, 2019 |
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βeta: Could only see the knot on the sling in the gap. Seems to have disappeared into crack | βeta? | |
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βeta: Could only see the knot on the sling in the gap. Seems to have disappeared into crack |
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The Great Ridge (Summer)
Grade: D ***
(Garbh Bheinn)