Guidebook to more than 450 winter climbs in the Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh, with a wide selection of snow, ice and mixed routes of varying grades and lengths. Includes straightforward grade I snow gullies through to extreme ice and mixed climbs of grade VII and above.

• Selected Scottish winter climbs in the Northern Corries of Cairn Gorm, Braeriach and Beinn a’Bhuird, Lochnagar, Glen Clova and Creag Meaghaidh
• Clear route descriptions accompanied by symbols denoting the type of climb (snow, ice and mixed) and photographic topo diagrams
• Advice on how the required snow, ice or mixed conditions form for each climb, as well as how to evaluate avalanche risk
• Approach maps for each climbing area show the best routes to access each crag
• Main centres include Aviemore, Braemar and Ballater, while outlying areas are accessible from Fort William and Dundee
• Route highlights include The Black Spout; Savage Slit; Deep-cut Chimney; Eagle Ridge; Smith’s Gully

Blair Fyffe has made winter first ascents in Scotland, Norway and Antarctica, and works as an avalanche forecaster and as a field guide for British Antarctic Survey. John Lyall has climbed extensively in Scotland and around the world, has been a member of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team for 40 years, and works as a British Mountain Guide (IFMGA).