350m, 7 pitches. Follow the left hand side of the main icefall for 2 pitches to a sloping terrace(120m). Then left and up another ice/ icy mixed pitch to another sloping terrace(60m). Follow a left to right ramp line until under the final crux steep icefall (50m). Climb the icefall to easy snow slopes (40m). Traverse left and up easy snow for 2 more pitches to plateau

N Muir, A Paul 12/Feb/1977.

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3 star Scottish winter , Cold Climbs , 4 Star Scottish Winter , 3 and 4 star grade V ice routes , Scottish Winter

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