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Winter Climbs in the Cairngorms - Selected snow, ice and mixed climbs in the Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh

Winter Climbs in the Cairngorms - Selected snow, ice and mixed climbs in the Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh

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Winter Climbs in the Cairngorms - Selected snow, ice and mixed climbs in the Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh is a guide book to winter climbing in the Cairngorms. 

The Cairngorms are a special place to go climbing in winter. This is a guidebook to more than 450 winter climbs in the Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh, with a wide selection of snow, ice and mixed routes of varying grades and lengths. Includes straightforward grade I snow gullies through to extreme ice and mixed climbs of grade VII and above. 

  • Selected Scottish winter climbs in the Northern Corries of Cairn Gorm, Braeriach and Beinn a’Bhuird, Lochnagar, Glen Clova and Creag Meaghaidh
  • Clear route descriptions accompanied by symbols denoting the type of climb (snow, ice and mixed) and photographic topo diagrams
  • Advice on how the required snow, ice or mixed conditions form for each climb, as well as how to evaluate avalanche risk 
  • Approach maps for each climbing area show the best routes to access each crag
  • Main centres include Aviemore, Braemar and Ballater, while outlying areas are accessible from Fort William and Dundee
  • Route highlights include The Black Spout; Savage Slit; Deep-cut Chimney; Eagle Ridge; Smith’s Gully 
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