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Shelter Stone Crag

Submitted By: Euan Cameron on Aug 29, 2007
Administrators: Chris Owen, Euan Cameron
Elevation: 2,100 feet
Latitude: 57.0913  Longitude: -3.6430 
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Description 

This 900 foot crag is one of the best in Scotland, with many fine summer and winter routes. The climbing varies from committing slabs to steep and strenuous cracks.


Getting There 

From the Cairngorm plateau take the western descent into the Loch A'an basin and skirt around the west edge of the loch towards the crag.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Shelter Stone Crag:
Steeple   5.10c     Trad, 7 pitches, 800 feet   
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Featured Route For Shelter Stone Crag
High on Steeple, 5.10c (E2 5b)

Steeple 5.10c  International : United Kingdom : ... : Shelter Stone Crag
This climb is arguable the best on the crag. It climbs magnificent natural features on the best and tallest section of crag.1. Climb up the clean corner, passing two overlaps.2. Continue on up the corner, exit on the left.3. Climb up broken ledges to a ramp line on the right.4. Follow the ramp to a steep section passed on the right. Make sure you don't go too direct at this point as this takes you up the crux pitch of Haystack (5.10d/11a)...[more]   Browse More Classics in International