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An exposed snow route which skirts the right edge of the steeper rocks. Climb the open gully slanting right to turn the steep rocks, then trend back left above them to join Aladdin’s Couloir above Aladdin’s Seat. Finish up the couloir.

Pygmy Ridge 90m IV,5**

Above the easy snow of Aladdin’s Mirror are several roughly triangular buttresses. This is the most defined right-hand buttress gained from Aladdin’s Mirror or Central Left Hand. Start at a wide crack at the toe of the buttress and follow the crest of clean rock. Go across a horizontal section and finish up the final tower, although it is easy to escape right.

Central Left Hand 135m I*

This ascends the broad open rib on the left of Central Gully to finish up the defined gully right of Pygmy Ridge. A choice of lines is available, and the left side of the upper gully may contain a steep, but avoidable ice pitch.

Fluted Buttress

NH 994 030 Altitude 1020m North facing

This buttress is separated from Aladdin’s Buttress by Central Gully, the left-hand of the three Trident Gullies which spring from a large snow bay extending high into the cliff. Right of this the cliff is steeper and slabbier, and the pinnacles of Fingers Ridge are very distinctive. Right of Fingers Ridge are more gullies before the buttress diminishes in height and ends by the Goat Track. Because of the slabby nature of the foot of this buttress, much can be buried in some conditions and the length of the routes varies.