Routes

Mild Grades

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  • Mt Tonodake – Omote Ridge
    An physically hard but technically easy ridge hike in easy reach of Tokyo and Yokohama that’s transformed in winter conditions into a perfect low-grade route.
  • Good Friday Climb, Ben Nevis
    This route is definitely on the hard end of mild, but it’s awesome nonetheless – a big day out on Grade III snow/ice.
  • Ben Nevis, Number 4 Gully
    This may be the quintessential Mild Mountaineering route, and it’s where all of this started. Number 4 Gully is, by all accounts, the easiest way up the North Face of Ben Nevis. But don’t let that fool you – it’s a Grade I winter climb of the highest peak in the UK and is still…