Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Stob Coire an t-Sneachda

Cloud finally clearing off the crag
Cloud finally clearing off the crag

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

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Heavily rhymed crag, shot at P1 belay of Deep Throat, towards Nuber Three Buttress
Heavily rhymed crag, shot at P1 belay of Deep Throat, towards Nuber Three Buttress

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

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Ian swinging an axe
Ian swinging an axe

In P1 of Deep Throat

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

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Ian on the last hard move of Deep Throat P1
Ian on the last hard move of Deep Throat P1

This point was scary in leading because the line below was a traverse (from the left in the photo). I managed to put two pieces of gear (one of which was inventively stacked nuts as no gear of such a size remained in my harness by this time at the enf of 30-metre pitch) after some excavation of snow. If they failed, the falling leader woud hit the side wall (to the left in the photo) after 10 metre fall. I may have spent good 20 minutes this section alone in leading. I spent 4 hours in leading (cleanly) this P1 because it was so heavyly rhymed and everything was buried, yet not much ice was there and turf was unfrozen (this is a rock route and there was not much turf anyway).

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

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At P1 belay of Deep Throat after hard climbing, before abseiling off
At P1 belay of Deep Throat after hard climbing, before abseiling off

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

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Approaching Coire an t-Sneachda
Approaching Coire an t-Sneachda

27-Feb-25 • Mrs Butterbur flickr

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Cloud finally clearing off the crag
Cloud finally clearing off the crag

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

scotland climbing highland mixedclimbing cairngorms deepthroat winterclimbing coireanlochain unitedkingdom 54389042224

Heavily rhymed crag, shot at P1 belay of Deep Throat, towards Nuber Three Buttress
Heavily rhymed crag, shot at P1 belay of Deep Throat, towards Nuber Three Buttress

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

scotland unitedkingdom climbing highland mixedclimbing cairngorms deepthroat winterclimbing coireanlochain 54389224745

Ian swinging an axe
Ian swinging an axe

In P1 of Deep Throat

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

scotland unitedkingdom climbing highland mixedclimbing cairngorms deepthroat winterclimbing coireanlochain 54389224230

Ian on the last hard move of Deep Throat P1
Ian on the last hard move of Deep Throat P1

This point was scary in leading because the line below was a traverse (from the left in the photo). I managed to put two pieces of gear (one of which was inventively stacked nuts as no gear of such a size remained in my harness by this time at the enf of 30-metre pitch) after some excavation of snow. If they failed, the falling leader woud hit the side wall (to the left in the photo) after 10 metre fall. I may have spent good 20 minutes this section alone in leading. I spent 4 hours in leading (cleanly) this P1 because it was so heavyly rhymed and everything was buried, yet not much ice was there and turf was unfrozen (this is a rock route and there was not much turf anyway).

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

scotland unitedkingdom climbing highland mixedclimbing cairngorms deepthroat winterclimbing coireanlochain 54389224130

At P1 belay of Deep Throat after hard climbing, before abseiling off
At P1 belay of Deep Throat after hard climbing, before abseiling off

14-Mar-25 • Masa Sakano flickr

scotland unitedkingdom climbing highland mixedclimbing cairngorms deepthroat winterclimbing coireanlochain 54388850761

Approaching Coire an t-Sneachda
Approaching Coire an t-Sneachda

27-Feb-25 • Mrs Butterbur flickr

scotland winter february cairngorms norries gully couloir snow mountain cliff crag climbing rock pinnacle aladdin buttress 54367088056

Cairngorms February 2024
Cairngorms February 2024

17-Feb-25 • Phil + Heather flickr

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Cairngorms February 2024
Cairngorms February 2024

17-Feb-25 • Phil + Heather flickr

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Cairngorms February 2024
Cairngorms February 2024

17-Feb-25 • Phil + Heather flickr

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Cairngorms February 2024
Cairngorms February 2024

13-Feb-25 • Phil + Heather flickr

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Videos

  • Winter hike in the Cairngorms | Coire an t-Sneachda
    Rory Scott, Jan-23

    A quick blast over Cairn Gorm in very cold and icy underfoot conditions. Crampons required on this walk to up the northern slopes ...

  • Cairngorms by drone - Ben Macdui, Chalamain Gap, Lairig Ghru, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Lurcher’s
    chops, Mar-22

    Jump straight to: 00:26 Ben Macdui with views down Glen Dee and across Lairig Ghru. Beinn Macduibh at 1309 metres the ...

  • An afternoon in Coire an t-Sneachda (May 2018)
    Mike Birkby, Dec-18

    After collecting Sarah from a nightshift in Dundee at 10:00 we made it to Coire an t-Sneachda in time for a few runs (Alladin's, 0.5 ...

  • Central Gully, Coire an t-Sneachda
    Neil Fleming, May-18

    A quick afternoon late season lap in Coire an t-Sneachda (28th April 2018). Sneachda was still holding on to the snow, I'd been ...

  • Winter Climbing (28 March 2021)

    It's great to live here and have all this on our doorstep. Winter returns to the Scottish Highlands and with a brief early morning drop ...

  • Notes