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Name: | Gearr Aonach |
Hill number: | 4023 |
Height: | 689.9m / 2263ft |
Parent (Ma): | 191 Bidean nam Bian |
RHB Section: | 03B: Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Leven (Loch) |
Class: | Simm, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,GT) |
Grid ref: | NN 16320 55731 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 32.7m |
Col: | 657.2m NN 1621 5571 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 41 (1:25k) 384 |
Survey: | 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 94 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
a damp midgy day but lucky to get a view from the top. | oatcake | 23/08/2023 |
A circuit from the A82 car park via Coire nan lochan. Fabulous views. | BaggerGutt | 29/06/2023 |
With Andy Crosby | JtwoUD | 22/02/2022 |
via zig zags | HardenC | 28/09/2021 |
tried to ascend the zig zags but lost the path somewhere and had a fun scramble. Continued along the ridge in superb weather to Stob Coire nan Lochan. | Denise | 27/05/2021 |
ACW Round of gearr aonach, ascent west side aonach dubh, stob coire nan lochan, bidean, stob coire nam beith,stob coire sgreamhach, beinn fada east top, beinn fada ne top, beinn fada far north top descent west side beinn fada to lost valley. | robertphillips | 10/09/2016 |
As part of round of Stob Coire an Lochan. Great snow | emily | 18/02/2016 |
a winter scramble via the zigzags | Aristotle Chip | 11/12/2015 |
Via the zigzags, easy enough if you go the right way | alda | 30/09/2015 |
Scramble route from direction of A82. | PeakyPete | 26/07/2015 |
A poor day for weather. Took advantage of a lull in the wind and rain to slip up and down from the A82. A bit longer than expected as I had to head further up the valley (south side of summit)to gain ridge NW of summit to avoid rock outcrops. | dickscroop | 31/05/2015 |
with Michelle | JamesSDonald | 01/02/2012 |
With Mark, Jim, Alec. 
With Linda up zig-zags, down Coire nan Lochain, April 2012. | grimjimm | 29/04/2011 |
From car park near Hamish's cottage. Very hot, making a new path, sunny, excellent views. | iangalbraith | 10/05/2006 |
Scramble up to Bidean nam Bian | AJones | 01/09/2003 |
With group roped up icy Zig Zags winter climb / scramble.Date approx | Chris Pearson | 09/02/1999 |
Start ~ 170568, Pass of Glencoe. Took the path up to Lost Valley and climbed up the snow to the col at the head of the valley before following the main ridge NW to Bidean nam Bian summit. Desended N to Stob Coire nan Lochan and then Gearr Aonach before scrambling down the nose path to rejoin the Lost Valley route. With Andy Morris & Ron Oakley. | steve hudson | 12/04/1998 |
Return route from Bidean nam Bian and down Coire nan Lochan. | smocks and denims | 09/02/1996 |
AB. Fine winter climbing day via Rev Ted's Gully to Gearr Aonach & Bommerang Gully to Stob Coire Nan Lochan & Broad Gully from/to Meeting Of The Waters. | Vin | 16/02/1991 |
Est. date. Dinnertime Buttress, Ossians Cave,Stob Coire nan Lochan and Gearr Aonach | lordtonult | 12/07/1990 |
Date unknown | RHW | 01/01/1990 |
Plus an ascent of 'B' Gully. Descended via Coire an Lochan. | Aye Jimmy | 28/12/1976 |
JimT | blank | |
neilsan | 23/08/2023 | |
atreides7887 | 17/03/2023 | |
Dave McG | 24/09/2022 | |
iainwalton | 01/09/2022 | |
Pete R | 28/05/2022 | |
Simon Winton | 21/10/2021 | |
Toril | 29/05/2021 | |
RichardM | 27/05/2021 | |
Strathcarron | 08/08/2020 | |
GM81 | 18/02/2020 | |
Neil Midgley | 23/06/2019 | |
interloper | 10/04/2019 | |
Fletch | 10/04/2019 | |
mae | 13/12/2018 | |
Toril | 25/08/2018 | |
chrispine | 20/08/2017 | |
Kevin29035 | 14/06/2017 | |
dickiewren | 07/01/2017 | |
ajwxyzt | 02/10/2016 | |
Toril | 04/10/2015 | |
julianbarclay | 22/08/2014 | |
Ken_Stewart | 24/06/2012 | |
dunnns | 07/06/2012 | |
Martin R | 02/06/2012 | |
Loz_mck | 18/06/2011 | |
Steve Q | 27/04/2011 | |
Gavin Theobald | 21/11/2009 |