North East Buttress

Very Difficult / 400 m

  • First ascent: 6 Sep 1892 - J E B & C Hopkinson
  • The route tops out very close to the summit of the mountain.
  • This ridge is less traveled than some of the others.
  • The rock becomes extremely slippy and greasy when wet, best tackled in dry weather.

Logistics

Approach:
  • Follow well marked signs from the car park to the Allt a’ Mhullinn burn and follow the path to the Charles Inglis Clark (C.I.C.) Memorial Hut (1.5 to 2 hours).
  • From CIC: North East Buttress is the massive furthest left buttress on the crag
  • Tower Ridge is the massive ridge rising out of the Douglas Boulder.
Descent
  • Scramble down the Tower Ridge (Difficult).
  • Merge with the approach path and return to the parking lot.

Tower Ridge

Difficult / 600 m