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Name: | Creag a' Chalamain |
Hill number: | 3121 |
Height: | 786.3m / 2580ft |
Parent (Ma): | 518 Ben Macdui [Beinn Macduibh] |
RHB Section: | 08A: Cairngorms |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Simm, Corbett Top (Tu,Sim,CT) |
Grid ref: | NH 96179 05299 |
Summit feature: | granite slab 3m N of cairn |
Drop: | 87.9m |
Col: | 698.3m NH 9638 0505 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 (1:25k) OL57S 403S |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 104 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Joel451 | 02/01/2024 | |
Parked at the Sugar Bowl car park on the ski road. (£4 for all day.) Headed for the Chalamain Gap on a good path that seems to get a bit better every time I'm on it. The rocks in the gap itself were very slippy with ice, so escaped up the slope on the north side and arrived at the summit. Fantastic views all round with the sun splitting the azure sky, enhanced by a partial cloud inversion. With Nozzer. | BigJ | 16/11/2023 |
With Big J | Nozzer | 16/11/2023 |
andy.painter | 08/11/2023 | |
AFD90 | 01/09/2023 | |
quick climb up and down on return route from Braeriach | Adventurers5 | 14/06/2023 |
Second of 4 Simms from the Sugarbowl. Then on to cross the Lairig Ghru for Carn Odhar and Carn Eilrig. | NormanW | 09/06/2023 |
theczernobog | 06/06/2023 | |
Circular overnight route from Coire na Ciste car park. Sunny and warm conditions with excellent visibility. Followed path heading NE contouring round hillside, eventually climbing to join ridge leaving a short distance to climb and reach Creag nan Gall. Continued to Stac na h-Iolaire and camp near pt737. Inversion in the morning, and continued (missing Sron a' Cha-no) to Cnap Coire na Spreidhe and summit of Cairn Gorm. Along northern corries to Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairn Lochan. Descended to Fiacaill na Leth-choin (barely a top) and the impressively located Creag an Leth-choin [Lurcher's Crag]. Over Creag an Leth-choin North Top and descended to SW end of Chalamain Gap, taking a good path to Creag a' Chalamain. Descended via Airgiod-meall to return to start. | RobertP | 31/05/2023 |
Nice little top after the challenge of the gap, then off up the lurcher crag path | Trantham Clan | 25/05/2023 |
Walked on the path from the sugar bowl car park, over Utzi's bridge to the Chalamain Gap. Then up here. Onwards to Airigod-meall. | Minto | 11/02/2023 |
Parked down hill from Utsi’s Bridge. Circular walk using path to Chalamain Gap, two Simms and back through forest. With B and R. | jenx | 02/02/2023 |
iainwalton | 27/10/2022 | |
Tony S | 22/10/2022 | |
Lorna S | 22/10/2022 | |
Alan Whatley | 12/09/2022 | |
adriancowl | 01/07/2022 | |
ac22 | 01/07/2022 | |
Livi2020 | 24/04/2022 | |
From Loch Morlich CP. We intended to continue on to Carn Eilrig but the headwind funnelling down the Lairig Ghru brought us almost to a stand still. After retreating north to an early lunch opposite the Feith an Eirannaich the wind eased a bit so we ascended directly east to the col and then the top. We then went to Castle Hill and down to the west end of the Eag a Chait and the muddy path back to Rothiemurchus Lodge. Sunny. With Karen. | ChrisR | 20/03/2022 |
Rannoch_Monkey | 10/02/2022 | |
adriancowl | 07/01/2022 | |
Simon Winton | 20/11/2021 | |
Via Airgiod and Castle Hill | sarahk | 14/11/2021 |
richtea5040 | 09/11/2021 | |
From Airgiod-meall. Nice short heather on the summit area. | sclater | 24/09/2021 |
chrispine | 24/09/2021 | |
22 miles 6252ft walk. Start at Glenmore campsite, Cairn Gorm ridge walk, to Creag a' Chalamain, Creag An Leth-Choin, Fiacaill Na Leth-Choin, Cairn Lochan, Stob Coire An T-Sneachda, Cairn Gorm. Cnap Coire Na Spreidhe, Sron a' Cha-no and Stac Na H-Colaire, back to Glenmore campsite. | stephenbuda | 06/09/2021 |
13 of 14 on tough 18 mile hike. Really didn’t like the look of the height on this after the rough slog I’d already had but wasn’t too bad in the end | The-Z-Man | 02/08/2021 |
northernphilby | 21/06/2021 | |
Coire Cas car park - Sron na Lairige - Braeriach - Creag a' Chalamain - car park. | Mark Jackson | 15/06/2021 |
From Carn Eilrig, descended to Allt Druidh then climbed western flank | 187lenny | 27/09/2020 |
along with smaller hill v hot day. if you want to avoid Calamine Gap- don't use path down the hill - follow a compass bearing | VerySlowPlodder | 25/09/2020 |
lojzi860621 | 20/09/2020 | |
Parked in Sugarbowl car park (£2 all day) on road to ski centre. Round of 4 Simms via Chalamain gap: Carn Eilrig, Carn Odhar, Creag a' Chalamain (path up south slope), Airgiod-meall. | PGCE | 15/07/2020 |
Dave McG | 01/06/2020 | |
alda | 24/08/2019 | |
Just under 14 miles out and back from Sugar Bowl car park, the usual route through Chalamain Gap and up ridge onto summit of Braeriach, great views from the summit stretching from Lochnagar and the southern Cairngorms all the way to Morven in Sutherland, descended over Sron na Lairige summit and Creag a' Chalamain summit avoiding coming through the gap again. Sunny/high cloud all day, windy on ridge but not on summit of Braeriach, saw about 10 people all day. | DanTrig | 19/06/2019 |
Archie | 06/06/2019 | |
KathW | 06/06/2019 | |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 29/04/2019 |
PM | 26/03/2019 | |
Swindon Bagger | 14/03/2019 | |
Fi | 25/12/2018 | |
scoob | 25/12/2018 | |
monkey | 01/11/2018 | |
kathmedwards | 12/09/2018 | |
JimT | 05/07/2018 | |
BaggerGutt | 07/06/2018 | |
carole engel | 04/06/2018 | |
Conor | 12/05/2018 | |
After Eilrig and Odhar, circuit from L Morlich. Fine rocky summit, cairn. Then to Airgiod. | RHW | 05/05/2018 |
David Bell | 21/03/2018 | |
ngthack | 11/03/2018 | |
LS | john steel | 28/01/2018 |
Climbed on way back to avoid going through the Chalamain gap, which contains boulders to clamber over, which were icy and snowy on the way up. | gandrew | 19/11/2017 |
hill walker | 03/11/2017 | |
Sick Kid | 23/09/2017 | |
weaselmaster | 23/09/2017 | |
From Sugarbowl. 3/8 cloud, good vis, strong S'ly wind. Solo. | CJM | 09/02/2017 |
C/W Round of creag an leth choin north, lurchers crag, sron na lairige, braeriach, creag a chalamain and airgold meall from sugarbowl cp. | robertphillips | 25/09/2016 |
interloper | 22/06/2016 | |
Fletch | 22/06/2016 | |
Lindsay M | 07/06/2016 | |
Round of SIMMS Airgiod-meall, Creag a'Chalamain, Carn Odhar and Carn Eilrig from Rothiemurchus Lodge. Airgiod-meall and Creag a'Chalamain fast across tops. | Eddie | 09/04/2016 |
Scooby, Shona | JimA | 02/04/2016 |
Rather do this short climb than struggle through the 'gap'. Great cairn. | Play2End | 15/07/2015 |
good walk,but difficult to get to. | owlsrule | 12/06/2015 |
Solo. From Sugarbowl car park. Used path that heads towards Chalamain gap. Path very icy with fresh snow on top of ice. Left path to ascend Airgiod-meall. There's a fence to cross but there is a high stile. Continued to Creag a' Chalamain. Passed herd of free roaming reindeer who were quite unconcerned at my presence. Temperature of -9°C recorded at Cromdale this day, lowest recorded in Scotland so far this winter. | pwbellarby | 27/12/2014 |
Round of 4 tops from Sugarloaf car park. Threatened wind did not materialise until late in day. | dickscroop | 05/10/2014 |
Nick Down1 | 07/06/2014 | |
neilsan | 16/11/2013 | |
GaryJones | 01/10/2013 | |
Cycled up from the campsite, then ran up to the Gap, back over several small tops; first outing as part of September Weekend running/cycling extravaganza. Lots of trails but no more summits. | Colinmac2005 | 28/09/2013 |
mae | 12/07/2013 | |
Gavin Theobald | 11/06/2013 | |
Morning ascent with low cloud on higher tops. | JohnW | 31/10/2011 |
Kevin29035 | 06/08/2011 | |
BrianMatthews | 21/07/2011 | |
Debs Goska Rosie | Mountain Goat | 25/04/2011 |
CraigW | 09/04/2010 | |
Armpit-deep unconsolidated snow!! An all day expedition!! With Ian, coming up over Castle Hill (721m). | Dangerous Dave | 16/01/2010 |
Mr Apples | 05/11/2009 | |
from Sugar bowl Car park through Chalmain Gap to Pools of Dee, bagged this on return as alterantive to Gap | emily | 09/06/2009 |
Ben Rinnes | 07/08/2006 | |
chalky1953 | 14/09/2005 | |
Colin Crawford | 15/07/2005 | |
DaveMcS | 01/07/2004 | |
bertbarnett123 | 28/08/2002 | |
Blair282 | 09/07/2001 | |
kinley | 01/01/2001 | |
StueyB | 11/08/1999 | |
thenomad | 10/02/1999 | |
Clachaig | 01/03/1997 | |
IanHHill | 31/07/1995 | |
Chester | 09/09/1990 | |
daviemore | 30/10/1989 | |
IainT | 01/01/1989 | |
JohnG888 | 03/04/1983 | |
Date uncertain | rjf35 | 01/08/1977 |
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