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Date : 09/01/2015

Grade : IV

Grade : 5

Style : Lead Climb

Type : Mixed Climbing

Weather : Light snow - good visibility

Wind : Moderate wind

Camping Type :

Nights Camping : 0

Crag : Coire an t-Sneachda

Climb : Short Circuit

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Forecasted "brief lull" and with some meetings in the morning made a quick dash for it and well rewarded.
Left ski centre a little after 10 a.m, quick walk in with quite strong wind which dissipated as we approached the crag. Soloed up to the start of Invernookie, I led us up to the tat belay below the Seam.
Konrad led Seamstress in good style, great funky climbing. Quick rappel back down to the tat belay. I then led us up Short Circuit, the guide crux was fine (could just see the pegs, some useful mush in the corner) but the final corner was a little tricksome and thin. Nice climb.
Descended Fiacaill Ridge and back to the car before dark as the winds were starting to pick up again.
Climbed with Konrad Doyle

Area : Cairngorm: Northern Corries, Hell's Lum, Creagan Coire Cha-no, Lurcher's Crag and Outliers

This Area includes some of the most accessible (and some of the hardest) winter climbs in Scotland. Coire an t-Sneachda has an excellent variety of winter climbs, many in the lower to middle grades, while Coire an Lochain hosts classics of a range of grades and some extremely demanding test-pieces. This Area also includes the very accessible Creagan Coire Cha-no, Lurcher's Crag in the northern Lairig Ghru, and the training bluffs of the Chalamain Gap. Also included here are the cliffs of the northern side of the Loch A'an basin such as Hell's Lum, Stag Rocks and Stac an Fharaidh (as they are on the same general massif as Cairngorm), while cliffs on the southern side of Loch A'an are in the Ben Macdui, Carn Etchachan and Shelter Stone Crag Area of DLOG. The range's former name is Am Monadh Ruadh (the red hills), distinguishing them from Am Monadh Liath (the grey hills) to the west of the River Spey.

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