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Càrn Dearg
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71
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Cairn Dearg Cascade
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2
YDS
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5.10a
North Wall of Carn Dearg
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Càrn Dearg
5
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5.11d
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5.14d
Castle Ridge, North Face
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Càrn Dearg
7
YDS
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5.11d
5.12c
5.13b
5.14a
Carn Dearg Summit Buttresses
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Càrn Dearg
1
Raeburn's Buttress
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4
YDS
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5.10a
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5.14d
Glen Nevis (SW) Flank
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Ben Nevis
Càrn Dearg
7
YDS
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5.6
5.8
5.10a
Carn Dearg Buttress
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Ben Nevis
Càrn Dearg
34
FR
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Cousin's Buttress
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Castle Corrie
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Càrn Dearg
2
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4a
Observatory Gully
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84
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Observatory Ridge West Face
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8
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4a
4c
5b
6a
6b+
Orion Face
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Observatory Gully
15
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4c
5b
6a
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First Platform
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Ben Nevis
Observatory Gully
6
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3c+
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5a+
5c+
6b
Minus Three Buttress
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West Coast & Central Highlands
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Ben Nevis
Observatory Gully
6
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4a
4c
5b
Observatory Ridge
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GB
Scotland
West Coast & Central Highlands
West Highlands
Ben Nevis
Observatory Gully
2
FR
3a+
3c+
Observatory Buttress
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GB
Scotland
West Coast & Central Highlands
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Ben Nevis
Observatory Gully
9
FR
3a+
3c+
4b+
5a+
5c+
6b
Minus One Buttress
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Scotland
West Coast & Central Highlands
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Observatory Gully
4
FR
5a
5c
6a+
6b+
Minus Two Buttress
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Scotland
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Ben Nevis
Observatory Gully
8
FR
4a
4c
5b
6a
6b+
7a
7b
Gardyloo Buttress
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West Coast & Central Highlands
West Highlands
Ben Nevis
Observatory Gully
9
FR
4a
4c
5b
6a
6b+
Indicator Wall
Europe
GB
Scotland
West Coast & Central Highlands
West Highlands
Ben Nevis
Observatory Gully
17
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4a
4c
5b
6a
6b+
7a
7b
Tower Ridge Area
Europe
GB
Scotland
West Coast & Central Highlands
West Highlands
Ben Nevis
44
FR
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2a+
3a
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5a+
5c+
6b
6c
7a
7b
7c+
8b
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Secondary Tower Ridge
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Ben Nevis
Tower Ridge Area
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6a
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7a
7b
7c+
8b
Douglas Boulder
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Scotland
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Ben Nevis
Tower Ridge Area
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2a+
3a
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5c+
6b
6c
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7c+
8b
Tower Ridge
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GB
Scotland
West Coast & Central Highlands
West Highlands
Ben Nevis
Tower Ridge Area
4
FR
2a
2c+
Tower Ridge, East Flank
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GB
Scotland
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West Highlands
Ben Nevis
Tower Ridge Area
14
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5a
5c
6a+
6b+
7a
7b
7c+
8b
8c+
9a+
Garadh na Ciste
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GB
Scotland
West Coast & Central Highlands
West Highlands
Ben Nevis
153
FR
2b+
3b
4a
4c
5b
6a
6b+
7a
7b
7c+
8b
8c+
9a+
9b+
Jubilee Buttress
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Scotland
West Coast & Central Highlands
West Highlands
Ben Nevis
Garadh na Ciste
2
FR
3a+
3c+
4b+
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