The 10 Highest Mountains in Scotland - A Skier's Objective

Hiking, summiting and skiing the 10 highest mountains in the UK in 3 big days

George Treble

Images

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Passing west shoulder of Beinn Ghlas whilst approaching Ben Lawers

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Blair and Gavin Skiing Ben Lawers

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Gaving and Blair in the narrowest section of our descent

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Blair and Gavin Skiing the first pitch of our Ben Lawers Descent

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Blair and Gavin approaching the end of our ski down Ben lawers (around 950m altitude 22/04/22

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Gavin Carruthers near the summit of Ben Lawers

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Robert Kingsland skiing the narrow lower section of Number 5 Gully on Ben Nevis

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The team descending open summit slopes from Ben Nevis before dropping into the steeps to the right

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George Treble Scrambling up Ledge route on Ben Nevis

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Looking back across at the North Face of Ben Nevis from the summit of Càrn Mòr Dearg

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George dropping into the NE Coire of Càrn Mòr Dearg

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Blair Aitken descending the NE Coire of Càrn Mòr Dearg

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The team on the ridge above An Cul Choire with the previously summited Ben Nevis and Càrn Mòr Dearg in the background

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Robert Kingsland, Alex Watt and Dave Anderson discussing potential routes down Number 5 Gully

1 Blair Aitken Skiing centrall Buttress Gully Off Braeriach.jpg
Blair Aitken Skiing centrall Buttress Gully Off Braeriach

2 Blair Aitken Roping into top section of The Angel's Face.jpg
Blair Aitken roping into top section of The Angel's Face

3 Blair Aitken Skinning up Ben Macdui.jpg
Blair Aitken Skinning up Ben Macdui

4 Gavin Carruthers dropping into Central Buttress off Braeriach Guly off Brae.jpg
Gavin Carruthers dropping into Central Buttress off Braeriach

5 Gavin Carruthers dropping into Central Buttress off Braeriach.jpg
Gavin Carruthers dropping into Central Buttress off Braeriach

6 Alex Watt Skiing the stream line below Cairn Toul.jpg
Alex Watt Skiing the stream line below Cairn Toul

7 Gavin Carruthers Skinning between Carn na Criche & Sgòr an Lochan Uaine.jpg
Gavin Carruthers Skinning between Carn na Criche & Sgòr an Lochan Uaine

8 George Treble and Gavin Carruthers dropping into Coire an t-Sabhail off Cairn Toul.jpg
George Treble and Gavin Carruthers dropping into Coire an t-Sabhail off Cairn Toul

9 Blair Aitken Crossing the River Dee in the Lairig Ghru.jpg
Blair Aitken Crossing the River Dee in the Lairig Ghru

10 The team Boot Packing back up East Gully back up to Braeriach using axe and crampons.jpg
The team Boot Packing back up East Gully back up to Braeriach using axe and crampons

11 Alex Watt Skinning towards some beautiful cloud formations towards Cairn Toul.jpg
Alex Watt Skinning towards some beautiful cloud formations towards Cairn Toul

12 Alex Watt Skiing Castlegate Gully in poor visibility.jpg
Alex Watt Skiing Castlegate Gully in poor visibility

13 George Treble Down-clibing the top section into Castlegate Gully.jpg
George Treble Down-clibing the top section into Castlegate Gully

14 George Treble Ascending the waterfall path of Coire Raibeirt up to Cairngorm mountain.jpg
George Treble Ascending the waterfall path of Coire Raibeirt up to Cairngorm mountain

15 The team Boot Packing back up East Gully back up to Braeriach using axe and crampons.jpg
The team Boot Packing back up East Gully back up to Braeriach using axe and crampons

16 The beach at the west end of Loch A'an.jpg
The beach at the west end of Loch A'an

George Treble and Gavin Carruthers skiing Coire an t-Sabhail off Cairn Toul.jpg
George Treble and Gavin Carruthers skiing Coire an t-Sabhail off Cairn Toul

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Hiking in the forest from the North Face Car Park

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Approaching Ben Nevis en route to the CIC hut

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Approaching Ben Nevis en route to the CIC hut

Description

Iconic mountain summits and some of Scotland's best ski descents. These Challenging routes take on the 10 highest mountains in the UK. From steep and narrow couloirs to wide and open faces and from forested trails to exposed ridge scrambles. These adventures sample some of Scotland's epic appeal and all sorts of antics in between.

Not for the faint hearted, these routes cover around 75km and 7,000m ascent over 3 days and 4 outings. Including a variation of the legendary Cairngorm 4000ers route to tackle 5 of the mountains, the guidebook also visits Ben Nevis, it's north facing steeps, 3 of its giant neighbours and a separate outing to tackle Ben Lawers.

Adventures