UKH Hills - Ben Nevis Grade V's

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Comprehensive list of the grade V routes on Ben Nevis.

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Approaching the steep section of Hadrians Wall direct

On the hanging first belay of Hadrian's wall direct.

Other team on Sickle

Add	Climb name	Grade	Ticks?	Height		Crag name
1	Isandhlwana	V 5 **	6	?		Ben Nevis
2	The Lime Green Gaiter	V 6 *	2	?		Ben Nevis
3	Newbigging's 80 Minute Route Right Hand Variation	V 6	-	?		Ben Nevis
4	Right-Hand Wall Route Direct Finish	V 4	3	?		Ben Nevis
5	Minus Two Buttress	V 5 *	2	?		Ben Nevis
6	Minus Two Gully	V 5 ***	205	?		Ben Nevis
7	Minus One Gully Direct Finish	V 5 **	3	?		Ben Nevis
8	Smith-Holt Route	V 5 *	15	?		Ben Nevis
9	Orion Face Direct	V 5 ***	413	?		Ben Nevis
10	Zero Gully	V 4 ***	306	300m		Ben Nevis
11	Observatory Ridge	V 4 ***	224	420m		Ben Nevis
12	Vade Mecum	V 5 **	22	?		Ben Nevis
13	Hadrian's Wall Direct	V 5 ***	441	300m		Ben Nevis
14	Sickle	V 5 ***	94	?		Ben Nevis
15	Left Edge Route	V 5 ***	15	?		Ben Nevis
16	Rubicon Wall	V 5 ***	34	?		Ben Nevis
17	Observatory Buttress	V 4 **	155	?		Ben Nevis
18	Observatory Buttress Direct Finish	V 5 **	17	180m		Ben Nevis
19	North-West Face	V 5 *	3	100m	• 2	Ben Nevis
20	Indicator Right-Hand	V 5 **	123	?		Ben Nevis
21	Indicator Wall	V 4 ***	270	?		Ben Nevis
22	Shot in the Dark	V 5 *	10	?		Ben Nevis
23	Caledonia	V **	21	?	• 3	Ben Nevis
24	Shot in the Foot	V 4	12	?		Ben Nevis
25	Smith's Route	V 5 ***	461	?		Ben Nevis
26	Optimist's Arête	V 6 *	5	150m	• 4	Ben Nevis
27	Augean Alley Finish	V ***	3	50m		Ben Nevis
28	Icicle Variation	V 5 ***	24	40m		Ben Nevis
29	Echo Traverse (Direct Icefall Star / Wet Spring Start)	V 6 *	14	50m		Ben Nevis
30	Wonderwoman	V 6 *	1	?		Ben Nevis
31	Down to the Wire	V 6	5	220m		Ben Nevis
32	North-West Face Route	V 5	18	215m	• 6	Ben Nevis
33	Turf War	V 6 **	24	?		Ben Nevis
34	Left Hand Chimney	V 6 *	3	230m	• 6	Ben Nevis
35	Jacknife	V 6 *	92	90m	• 3	Ben Nevis
36	Vanishing Gully	V 5 ***	403	200m		Ben Nevis
37	The Chute	V 4 *	3	220m		Ben Nevis
38	Dry Birds	V 6 *	1	100m	• 2	Ben Nevis
39	Inception	V 7	6	?	• 4	Ben Nevis
40	Pinnacle Buttress Direct	V 5 **	14	220m		Ben Nevis
41	Comb Gully Buttress Icefalls - Left	V 6	8	?	• 2	Ben Nevis
42	Comb Gully Buttress - Icicle Finish	V 5 *	13	40m		Ben Nevis
43	Roaring Forties	V 5 *	18	?		Ben Nevis
44	Pigott's Route	V 6 *	6	?		Ben Nevis
45	Mercury	V 5 **	12	?		Ben Nevis
46	Long Lost Chimney	V 5 *	-	70m	• 2	Ben Nevis
47	Venus	V 5 *	-	?		Ben Nevis
48	Diana	V 5 **	32	?		Ben Nevis
49	Vulture	V 5 **	2	?		Ben Nevis
50	Quickstep	V 5 *	32	?		Ben Nevis
51	Two-Step Corner	V 5 ***	207	?		Ben Nevis
52	La Nina (El Nino Direct Start)	V 6	3	80m	• 2	Ben Nevis
53	The Banshee	V 5 *	4	120m	• 4	Ben Nevis
54	Lost The Place	V 6 **	83	?		Ben Nevis
55	Une Journee Ordinaire	V 6 **	9	?		Ben Nevis
56	Blockhead	V 6	4	70m	• 2	Ben Nevis
57	Jive Turkey	V 6 *	2	90m	• 2	Ben Nevis
58	The Groove Climb	V 6 *	14	70m	• 3	Ben Nevis
59	Morton's Neuroma	V 5 *	4	?		Ben Nevis
60	Titan Cracks	V 6	7	100m	• 3	Ben Nevis
61	Mega Route X	VI 6 ***	49	?		Ben Nevis
62	Carn Dearg Cascade / CIC Icefall	V 5 ***	62	45m		Ben Nevis
63	Macphee's Route	V 6 *	2	165m		Ben Nevis
64	Boomer's Requiem	V 5 **	123	?		Ben Nevis
65	Compression Crack	V 5 **	71	?		Ben Nevis
66	Plum Duff	V 5 **	2	60m	• 2	Ben Nevis
67	Casino Royale	V 5	-	190m		Ben Nevis
68	Surgeon's Gully	V 5 **	-	?		Ben Nevis
69	Shangri-La	V 5 **	1	80m	• 2	Ben Nevis
70	Into the Wild	V 5	-	340m	• 7	Ben Nevis
71	Mavericks	V 5	-	210m	• 5	Ben Nevis
72	Piccadilly Circus	V 6	2	110m	• 4	Ben Nevis
73	Lost the Plot	V 6	2	115m	• 3	Ben Nevis
74	Sirius	V 6	-	?	• 4	Ben Nevis
75	Goodytwoshoes	V 6 *	3	?	• 3	Ben Nevis
76	Techno Wall	V 6	2	?		Ben Nevis
77	The Borg Collective	V 6	3	150m		Ben Nevis
78	The Upper Cascade	V 6 *	2	100m		Ben Nevis
79	Red Aurora	V 6 *	1	100m		Ben Nevis
80	Naive Euphoria	V 6 *	-	?		Ben Nevis
81	Day of the Doctor	V 7 **	-	?	• 4	Ben Nevis
82	Route Major	V 4 ***	30	?		Ben Nevis
83	Grooverider	V 6	1	30m		Ben Nevis
84	Raeburn's Arete	V 6 **	7	?		Ben Nevis
85	Hot Barszcz	V 6	1	90m	• 2	Ben Nevis
		120 stars	4,297	5,510m	145