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Winter Climbs Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (2010)
Winter Climbs Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (2010)  Ref: 9781852846206
Ben Nevis is back at the centre of Scottish winter climbing, and features the hardest traditional winter climb in the world. This seventh edition of Cicerone’s classic guide describes over 900 climbs here and around Glen Coe, including all the new routes of the last eight years and, for the first time, routes on the newly developed crags on Stob Coire nan Laoigh and Mullach nan Coirean.

  • Illustrated on 89 colour photo-topos
  • Information on where to go and what to climb in different weather and snow conditions and how to judge
  • Anecdotes from well-known climbers for further insights and inspiration.

    BEN NEVIS CENTRAL AREA
    Approaches for Ben Nevis
    Descents from Ben Nevis
    Ben Nevis – general topography
    Climbs from Coire Leis
    Little Brenva Face
    Climbs from Observatory Gully
    The Minus Face
    The Orion Face
    Observatory Ridge
    Observatory Buttress
    Indicator Wall
    Gardyloo Buttress
    Tower Ridge – East Side
    Douglas Boulder
    Climbs from Coire na Ciste
    Tower Ridge – West Side
    The Upper Cascades
    The Comb
    Number Three Gully Buttress
    Creag Coire na Ciste
    The Trident Buttresses
    Carn Dearg Buttress
    Carn Dearg Summit Gullies
    Climbs from Castle Coire
    The Castle
    North Face of Castle Ridge

    OUTLYING AREAS
    Stob Ban
    Mullach nan Coirean
    Glen Nevis
    Five Finger Gully Area
    Aonach Mor and Aonach Beag
    Aonach Mor East Face – Coire an Lochain
    Aonach Mor West Face
    Sgurr Finnisg-aig – Allt na h-Aire cascade
    Aonach Beag North Face
    Aonach Beag West Face
    Stob Coire an Laoigh

    GLEN COE CENTRAL AREA
    Climbs from Coire nam Beith
    An-t-Sron
    Stob Coire nam Beith
    West Top of Bidean nam Bian
    Bidean nam Bian
    Diamond Buttress
    Collie’s Pinnacle
    Church Door Buttress
    Aonach Dubh
    West Face of Aonach Dubh
    North Face of Aonach Dubh
    East Face of Aonach Dubh
    Stob Coire nan Lochan
    West and North Faces of Gearr Aonach
    Climbs from Coire Gabhail
    East Face of Gearr Aonach
    Lost Valley Minor Buttress
    Lost Valley Buttress
    Beinn Fhada and Stob Coire Sgreamhach
    Lost Valley Ice Slabs
    North Face of Beinn Fhada
    Buachaille Etive Mor – Stob Dearg
    Stob Dearg from Glen Etive – South East Face
    Stob Dearg – North East Face – Lagangarbh approach
    Coire na Tulaich
    Stob Coire Altruim
    The Aonach Eagach
    Aonach Eagach – South Flank

    OUTLYING AREAS
    Beinn Fhionnlaidh
    Beinn a’Bheithir
    Sgorr Dhonuill
    Sgor na h-Ulaidh
    A’Chaillach South East Face
    Sron na Lairig
    Glen Etive
    Glen Ceitlein Slabs
    Beinn Trilleachan – Etive Slabs
    Ben Starav – Stob Choire Dheirg
    Stob a’Ghlais Choire
    Beinn Udlaidh


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