Winter Climbing
A Visitors Guide to Scotland
Further Information about climbs:
The Scottish Mountaineering Club, ‘Rock & Ice’ Series of Climbing Guides are the definitive record. There are also various selected guides giving information about the best of Scotland’s winter climbing. These are listed below. However, many new climbs are being done every year and these are recorded in the Scottish Mountaineering Club’s annual Journal. This is available free to club members or can be purchased in most good outdoor shops in Scotland.
The Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal, Published by The SMC, Distributed by Cordee.
The Editor, Charles J Orr, 28 Chesters View, Bonnyriigg, Midlothian EH19 3PU.
Email: charliejorr@hotmail.com
Back Issues are available from:
Derek Pyper, 3 Kier Circle, Westhill, Skene Aberdeenshire AB32 6RE
New routes can be recorded by sending full details to:
The New Routes Editor, Andy Nisbet, 20 Craigie Avenue, Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire PH24 3BL.
Email: anibe@globalnet.co.uk
CLIMBING GUIDEBOOKS
Selected climbs guides:
- Scottish Winter Climbs by A. Nisbert, R. Anderson. (SMC), 1997.
- Cairngorms, Winter Climbs by A. Fyffe. (Cordee) ISBN 0902363 85 99 9
- Winter Climbs, Ben Nevis & Glen Coe by A. Kimber. (Cordee) ISBN 1 85223 894 1.
- Climbing Guide to Scotland by T. Prentice. (Crowood Press), 1992. ISBN 1 85223 894 1
Definitive Area Guides:
(These guides contain information about both rock and ice climbing).
- Arran, Arrochar & the Southern Highlands by G. E. Little, T. Prentice & K. Crocket. (SMC) 1998. ISBN 0- 907521-49-5
- Lowland Outcrops by T. Prentice, G. Nicol. (SMT) 1994. ISBN 0-907521-43-6.
- Skye and the Hebrides Volume 1 by J. MacKenzie & N. Williams, (SMC) 1996.
- Skye and the Hebrides Volume 2 by D. Cuthbertson, B. Duncan, G. E. Little & C. Moody, (SMC) 1996.
- Cairngorms, Northern. Volume 1 by A. Fyffe and A. Nisbet. (SMC), 1995.
- Cairngorms, Southern. Volume 2 by A. Fyffe and A. Nisbet. (SMC), 1995.
- Glencoe by K. Crocket, R. Anderson, D. Cuthbertson. (SMC), 1992. ISBN 0 907521 32 0.
- Ben Nevis by S. Richardson, A. Walker & R. Clothier. (SMC), 1994. ISBN 0 907521 42.
- Northern Highlands, Volume 1, by Geoff Cohen. (SMC) 1993. ISBN 0-907521-33-9
- Northern Highlands, Volume 2 by Various. (SMC) 1993 ISBN 0-907521-40-1