The cliffs of the Ben Macdui massif offer some excellent and remote winter climbing, the best of which is found in Coire Sputan Dearg and on Creagan a' Choire Etchachan. Using a bicycle as far as Derry Lodge eases the effort required a little, but any climbs here will involve a very long day. This Area also includes the more accessible but still serious cliffs on the south side of the Loch A'an basin, notably Carn Etchachan and the magnificent Shelter Stone Crag, a stunning place to climb in winter.
Unroped ascent of the Grade 1 Pinnicle Gully in full winter conditions with two friends. Route was primarily well consolidated snow, with a few patches of loose new snow and one icy step.
