With my friend Russell. Gale force winds, sleet, then sun and rain. Typical Scottish weather in May.
ScottyS - Oct 13, 2015 10:24 am Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2015
A worthy summit
On a few days' holiday while in Scotland for work. Decided at the last minute to head up this interesting mountain. Sure it's round, sure it's low, but I bet in winter it's still a bugger of a hike. I had the top to myself on a mildly-overcast day, descended the waterfall trail. This definitely looks like the best mountain in the neighborhood. Deer and grouse everywhere, and quite noisy. A good first Scotland/UK summit, I'm not disappointed.
markhallam - Aug 7, 2011 9:12 am Date Climbed: Mar 15, 1991
Ski ascent
Date approximate - although year is correct and I recall it was close to easter. Made ascent on ski's/skins then downhilled it to the bottom.
PSchubert - Mar 2, 2011 9:54 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2009
Black Spout, LHB
A beautiful scramble to the top. At times the weather is fierce, but it's very photogenic with the sun out. I try to hit this mountain every time I'm in Aberdeen for work.
TheMunroist - Jul 19, 2009 5:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
Royal Lochnagar
wonderful mountain, a little dull when you see the Cairngorms glinting in the distance.
ejgriffin - Sep 15, 2008 9:59 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
September 2008
Horrible weather - couldn't see a thing, but fun nonetheless.
daveyboy - Oct 3, 2007 5:02 am Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007
Lochnagar September 2007
Did this summit on a very good Saturday via Broad Cairn, Cairn Bannoch, Carn an t'sagairt Mor and Carn a' Choire Bhaidheach.
The weather was great all day but off course just as we reached Cac Carn Beag the cloud level dropped and killed the views.
Got down at 21:40hours in the dark but still a great day.
Worth doing again and again...
Little_Mole - May 14, 2007 1:36 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 1995
From Loch Callater
A fantastic (easy!) walk via Carn an-T-sagairt Mor and Carn a’Coire Boidheach with an exciting view far over the Deeside and to the Grampians. Absolutely recommendable!!
Proterra - May 13, 2007 11:11 am Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2005
Bushwacking
Usually scramble up directly NE from the crags, tourist route down. This approach requires about 2 km of bushwacking, but the scrambling is nice.
Bart - Jan 7, 2007 9:05 am Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2007
Enjoyable experience
Spent a week camping near Alt na Giubshiach with a friend and managed to climb Centrall Butress and the left hand branch of Black Spout. Very nice introduction to Scottish winter climbing!
Route Climbed: Circuit of Loch Muick Including all 5 munro's Date Climbed: March 2005
A promising day that unfortunately left us in the clag for the summits of Lochnagar & Carn a' Coire Boidheach. Thankfully the remainding three summits were clear. A grand day out.
MikeLJ - Feb 2, 2019 6:49 am Date Climbed: Feb 12, 1999
Gloomy dayGloomy day.
myles - Nov 17, 2016 4:30 pm
Standard routeWith my friend Russell. Gale force winds, sleet, then sun and rain. Typical Scottish weather in May.
ScottyS - Oct 13, 2015 10:24 am Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2015
A worthy summitOn a few days' holiday while in Scotland for work. Decided at the last minute to head up this interesting mountain. Sure it's round, sure it's low, but I bet in winter it's still a bugger of a hike. I had the top to myself on a mildly-overcast day, descended the waterfall trail. This definitely looks like the best mountain in the neighborhood. Deer and grouse everywhere, and quite noisy. A good first Scotland/UK summit, I'm not disappointed.
markhallam - Aug 7, 2011 9:12 am Date Climbed: Mar 15, 1991
Ski ascentDate approximate - although year is correct and I recall it was close to easter. Made ascent on ski's/skins then downhilled it to the bottom.
PSchubert - Mar 2, 2011 9:54 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2009
Black Spout, LHBA beautiful scramble to the top. At times the weather is fierce, but it's very photogenic with the sun out. I try to hit this mountain every time I'm in Aberdeen for work.
TheMunroist - Jul 19, 2009 5:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
Royal Lochnagarwonderful mountain, a little dull when you see the Cairngorms glinting in the distance.
ejgriffin - Sep 15, 2008 9:59 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
September 2008Horrible weather - couldn't see a thing, but fun nonetheless.
daveyboy - Oct 3, 2007 5:02 am Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007
Lochnagar September 2007Did this summit on a very good Saturday via Broad Cairn, Cairn Bannoch, Carn an t'sagairt Mor and Carn a' Choire Bhaidheach.
The weather was great all day but off course just as we reached Cac Carn Beag the cloud level dropped and killed the views.
Got down at 21:40hours in the dark but still a great day.
Worth doing again and again...
Little_Mole - May 14, 2007 1:36 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 1995
From Loch CallaterA fantastic (easy!) walk via Carn an-T-sagairt Mor and Carn a’Coire Boidheach with an exciting view far over the Deeside and to the Grampians. Absolutely recommendable!!
Proterra - May 13, 2007 11:11 am Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2005
BushwackingUsually scramble up directly NE from the crags, tourist route down. This approach requires about 2 km of bushwacking, but the scrambling is nice.
Bart - Jan 7, 2007 9:05 am Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2007
Enjoyable experienceSpent a week camping near Alt na Giubshiach with a friend and managed to climb Centrall Butress and the left hand branch of Black Spout. Very nice introduction to Scottish winter climbing!
vancouver islander - Dec 22, 2006 11:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2003
Fog and rainPleasant walk with my cousin from Manchester. Needed the compass on the way down.
camerona91 - Nov 24, 2006 5:03 am Date Climbed: May 12, 2006
Tourist routeI climbed this with my 70 year old Grandad (who has done all the Munro's, probably almost twice) via the tourist route. It was nice.
munroitis - Sep 8, 2005 4:13 pm
Route Climbed: Circuit of Loch Muick Including all 5 munro's Date Climbed: March 2005A promising day that unfortunately left us in the clag for the summits of Lochnagar & Carn a' Coire Boidheach. Thankfully the remainding three summits were clear. A grand day out.
Dan Bailey - Aug 23, 2004 4:31 am
Route Climbed: Eagle Ridge Date Climbed: julyIt's much harder in the wet...
ungerfeld - Aug 8, 2004 2:02 pm
Date Climbed: September 1997Easy scramble, very enjoyable.