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Haven't done this one before, but after reading LeathySuburbs report I thought I'd have to give it a go. Very warm this morning but there was a light breeze.
Round to the two boulders.
Crossed the burn at Great Gully then the path to North Buttress immediately branches off to the right. The path stays towards the right hand side, I veered off and had a scramble up.
Steep bit zoomed in, the crack towards the middle of the buttress is where things get interesting.
Start of the crack, there's a grassy ramp going up to the left.
Ledge gets narrow.
Then up the crack, I had Scrambles in Lochaber with me and the suggested route goes to the right soon after the start of the crack but I just followed it upwards instead.
A few sections feel more like a climb than a scramble and you pass ropes and nuts on the way up, all the holds felt very secure though.
Crack continues after a break.
Kingshouse.
More scrambling higher up.
Crowberry Tower.
Getting near Stob Dearg, have to agree that this is a bit more of a challenge than Curved Ridge and probably the best route I've done on the Buachaille.
Reached the top with a sense of achievement and felt like a ninja scambler. Decided to head down Great Gully Buttress (which I've done before) but took a wrong turn and ended up crossing a loose boulder field. There's a fine line between a ninja and a numpty. Finally got on track.
Slabs on the way down, bit of scrambling towards the centre or it's pretty much a walk down on a path.
At the bottom of Great Gully Buttress, North Buttress on the left.