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Lat/Lon:
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56.64623°N / 4.90034°W |
Route Type:
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Rock Climb |
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Time Required:
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Half a day |
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Difficulty:
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'Severe' |
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Approach
From the road approach the Crowberry Basin and at the top of the basin climb up the rocks to Crowberry ridge. The wall is very distinctive; it is one of the most popular parts of the mountain. It is a quick drying wall which catches a lot of sunlight, it looks over Ranoch moor.
There are lots of recognised rock climbing routes up the wall - I have described one of them.
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Route Description
You will need to look at a guide book as it is too hard to describe the start point on a face with so many other routes: Try - Glen Coe Rock and Ice Climbs (SMC). This description comes from that book.
1st Pitch, 20m: Climb steep twin right facing corner cracks for 7 m and then go up on the left by some rock steps. There is a flake from which to belay.
2nd Pitch, 20m: Move right and climb by a flake-crack & short steep wall to block belay.
3rd Pitch, 15m: Traverse right and up around the edge of a wall. continue up and round and there is a metal spike to belay from.
4th pitch, 20m: Traverse again to the right. Climba grove and pull out left onto the wall. Continue up the Crowberry Ridge.
At the ridge continue to scramble to the summit.
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Essential Gear
There are obviously no bolts so full rack of rock climbing gear essential. i took a rucksack with boots in to descend the normal route.
Miscellaneous Info
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