The cliff directly above the lower tier of cliffs, in the centre of the Cirque. This cliff may largely bank out and become snow covered as the season progresses.
Be very wary of snow conditions in the Upper Cirque.
Type:
Wall
Aspect:
South
Access:
Via the McPherson Cirque path, and then either up the access/descent route at the left hand end of the lower tier, or climb one of the routes on the lower tier.
Best descent is either over the top to Talbot's Ladder, or abseil the route back into the floor of the Upper Cirque, dependent on the state of the snow above the cliff.
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| Bombay Sapphire | III 4 | 150m |
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On the left hand side of the cliff, the steep ice flow is climbed in 3
pitches. The first pitch finishes at a superb belay cave.
R. Measures, V. Wills, H. James, July 2012
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| Elusive Leprechaun | III, 5 |
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III, 5, 3 pitches up LHS upper tier McPherson Cirque
Ben Dare, Danny murphy, Stephen Skelton 2013
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| Cow Tools | II, 4 | 140m |
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Ice forming a pillar on LHS of cave
Steven Fortune, Ben Dare, 2022
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| Crystal Ship | III-IV, 6-7 | 30m |
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A rarely formed, free hanging pillar over cave in middle of upper tier. Formed in the super season of 2015, not often seen in!
Ben Dare, Steven Fortune, 2025
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| Freeloading | III 3 |
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Consisting of 3 pitches of ice on the right hand side of the cliff, the
precise line of this route is uncertain. The ascent possibly took a line up
the wide icefall immediately to the right of the roofs. The grade is also
uncertain.
So named because Andy MacFarlane was becoming fed up with other Winter
climbers not paying their hut dues.....
P. Corbett, A. MacFarlane, July 1996
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Attribution:
Photodiagram - Steve Fortune
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