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Name: | Creag an Leth-choin North Top |
Hill number: | 569 |
Height: | 1026m / 3366ft |
Parent (Ma): | 518 Ben Macdui [Beinn Macduibh] |
Parent (SMC): | 525 Cairn Gorm |
RHB Section: | 08A: Cairngorms |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Deleted Munro Top (xMT) |
Grid ref: | NH 96876 03956 |
Summit feature: | rock next to a cairn |
Drop: | 8m |
Col: | 1018m NH968038 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 (1:25k) OL57S 403S |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 134 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
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 |
Didn't mean to pop up at this one but nice views all around by the cairn. Quite a few other visitors | Trantham Clan | 25/05/2023 |
walked N from true top | 187lenny | 28/08/2022 |
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 |
Fiacaill, a' Choire Chais, Cairn Gorm, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairn Lochan, Creag an Leth-choin, Creag an Leth-choin North Top | keithouk | 24/08/2021 |
12 of 14 on tough 18 mile hike. | The-Z-Man | 02/08/2021 |
Ski Centre CP - Cnap Coire na Spreidhe - Cairn Gorm - Fiacaill a' Choire Chais - Stob Coire an t-Sneachda - Cairn Lochan - Creag an Leth-choin [Lurcher's Crag] - Creag an Leth-choin North Top - Ski Centre CP | screeleep | 28/01/2020 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 29/04/2019 |
Fiacaill na Leth-choin, Creag an Leth-choin North Top, Creag an Leth-choin [Lurcher's Crag], Cairn Lochan, Fiacaill Coire an t-Sneachda, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Cairn Gorm, Cnap Coire na Spreidhe and Sron a' Cha-no. From the Cairngorm ski centre car park. wonderful day. | Alunrees33 | 26/06/2018 |
Did not go up it? | neil hutton | 18/06/2017 |
From the Butterbowl CP, path to Chalmain gap, then up steeps over tops to Lurcher's Crag. Onward to Fiacall na Leth-Choin MT and direct back down good path to ski station and road to car. | nordicstar | 29/12/2016 |
A good circuit from the Sugar Bowl CP. | jenx | 29/12/2016 |
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 |
ML Training | Hyperopic | 04/07/2013 |
New Years Eve with LUMC | robertgn | 31/12/2012 |
2 of 7: From Lurcher's Crag. | ChrisR | 22/11/2011 |
Debs | Mountain Goat | 28/04/2011 |
CK | SheilaS | 20/04/2011 |
self doing top Creag an Leth-Choin | davidsbatty | 13/04/2011 |
Reached top in deep snow alone, after setting off with others from Chalamain Gap | barnz48 | 04/12/2009 |
with Eivor. Very squally snow and rain, cold, but occasional clear spells: across to Sgoran Dubh. from ski carpark to col before Coire Lochan then doubled back.4 hrs enjoyable taste of winter | niallp | 22/11/2009 |
En route to Ben MacDui from coire cas. Not the most distinct summit but cairn presumably signifies the highest spot on a flat summit. | andy | 05/07/2008 |
With Ian & Joel. | Dangerous Dave | 03/03/2007 |
Short walk from the main summit. | yorkie | 01/09/2006 |
A round of the Cairn Gorm tops with Jeanette | dickscroop | 18/07/2004 |
Sunny and cloudy, great views. | iangalbraith | 06/09/2003 |
On RBS HWC Sunday bus outing with Ian Ross and others. | langskill | 29/09/2002 |
Returning from Lurcher's. | Aye Jimmy | 02/08/1995 |
Cairn Gorm and Bynack More round from Glen More. | Eddie | 01/05/1994 |
No snow, carried skis with MJ. | John Lee | 06/02/1993 |
With Pete H. I was even collecting deleted Munro tops. Battle in strong wind. | Chris Pearson | 15/03/1992 |
Alone on a top bagging trip which was much more pleasant than I had envisaged, even though there was a lot of compass work involved. | SS | 10/06/1990 |
On a Cairngorm Club bus meet, starting at the Sugar Bowl going over sundry tops to Braeriach, then a couple more tops before descending to Gleann Einich and walking out to Coylum Bridge. | pwbellarby | 12/05/1990 |
Part of the training for the Scottish Mountain Leadership Training Board Winter award based at Glen Mor Lodge. 4 in party (3 candidates + Glen Mor Lodge Instructor). From the end of the road to the Cairn Gorm skiing area. We followed the line of the path towards Coire an Lochan. Hence up the N ridge to Creag an Leth-choin and eventually to Coire Domain where a snow hole was dug. We three candidates spent night in the snow hole we had dug. | pwbellarby | 23/03/1989 |
Bynack More together with a circuit of the Cairn Gorm skyline above the ski centre | RHW | 29/05/1987 |
Cairngorm Club meet. Cairngorm traverse from the car park at the bottom of the Cairngorm chair to Linn of Dee. Alone. Over Cairn Gorm and several of its tops before descending Lairig Ghru to Derry Lodge and Linn of Dee. | pwbellarby | 16/09/1984 |
Solo | HFB | 26/03/1982 |
On Glenmore Lodge course. | mainnirnamfiadh | 09/03/1980 |
From Cairn Gorm round the corrie edge in mist and deep snow | Alan Moore | 31/03/1979 |
Winter MLC. Glen More Lodge group. | Vin | 28/02/1975 |
Approximate date | dal | 10/09/1973 |
PVokes | 23/09/2023 | |
RonaLindsay | 23/09/2023 | |
Christo1979 | 01/05/2023 | |
ScottyBoy76 | 24/08/2022 | |
mcbiydw2 | 01/08/2022 | |
richtea5040 | 04/05/2022 | |
ajwxyzt | 04/05/2022 | |
PVokes | 02/05/2022 | |
weaselmaster | 27/06/2021 |