UKH Hills - Ben Nevis Grade V's

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Comprehensive list of the grade V routes on Ben Nevis.

Stunning late conditions on the Ben with John nice and exposed on Indicator Right Hand. © Nettle — Stunning late conditions on the Ben with John nice and exposed on Indicator Right Hand.
© Nettle, Apr 2007

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4th	Mark Stevenson	20%	11 Mar, 2022
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Note: Only showing summits, scrambles, winter routes, and low grade climbs

Distribution of grades - Winter

Top 12 photos of this hilllist

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

Other team on Sickle

Indicator Wall still great on 9th May! David commits to the steep start of P2.

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 ***	203	?		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 ***	409	?		Ben Nevis
10	Zero Gully	V 4 ***	304	300m		Ben Nevis
11	Observatory Ridge	V 4 ***	216	420m		Ben Nevis
12	Vade Mecum	V 5 **	22	?		Ben Nevis
13	Hadrian's Wall Direct	V 5 ***	430	300m		Ben Nevis
14	Sickle	V 5 ***	93	?		Ben Nevis
15	Left Edge Route	V 5 ***	15	?		Ben Nevis
16	Rubicon Wall	V 5 ***	33	?		Ben Nevis
17	Observatory Buttress	V 4 **	153	?		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 **	118	?		Ben Nevis
21	Indicator Wall	V 4 ***	251	?		Ben Nevis
22	Shot in the Dark	V 5 *	9	?		Ben Nevis
23	Caledonia	V **	21	?	• 3	Ben Nevis
24	Shot in the Foot	V 4	10	?		Ben Nevis
25	Smith's Route	V 5 ***	416	?		Ben Nevis
26	Optimist's Arête	V 6 *	2	150m	• 4	Ben Nevis
27	Augean Alley Finish	V ***	2	50m		Ben Nevis
28	Icicle Variation	V 5 ***	14	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	17	215m	• 6	Ben Nevis
33	Turf War	V 6 **	20	?		Ben Nevis
34	Left Hand Chimney	V 6 *	3	230m	• 6	Ben Nevis
35	Jacknife	V 6 *	86	90m	• 3	Ben Nevis
36	Vanishing Gully	V 5 ***	400	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	4	?	• 4	Ben Nevis
40	Pinnacle Buttress Direct	V 5 **	14	220m		Ben Nevis
41	Comb Gully Buttress Icefalls - Left	V 6	4	?	• 2	Ben Nevis
42	Comb Gully Buttress - Icicle Finish	V 5 *	13	40m		Ben Nevis
43	Roaring Forties	V 5 *	16	?		Ben Nevis
44	Pigott's Route	V 6 *	5	?		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 **	1	?		Ben Nevis
50	Quickstep	V 5 *	30	?		Ben Nevis
51	Two-Step Corner	V 5 ***	196	?		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 **	73	?		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 *	12	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
		109 stars	4,079	4,925m	121