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Author Archives: Simon Richardson
Rescue Mission in the Galloway Hills
Ian Dempster and Stephen Reid made good use of the cold conditions in the Galloway Hills on Sunday December 10 with the first ascent of Frigidare (IV,4) on Fridge Buttress in the Rhinns of Kells. The climb starts left of … Continue reading
Hobnailers’ Gully
It is traditional for the President of the Scottish Mountaineering Club to lead a walk on the Sunday after the annual dinner. As the event takes place in early December, lousy weather often dictates a low level affair, although some … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Alan Smith, Alison Coull, Andrew Hewison, Chris Huntley, Creagan Cha-no, Donald Orr, Fiona Reid, Graeme Morrison, Graham Tough, Henning Wackerhage, Ian Crofton, Jonathan Preston, Kenny Robb, Mike Watson, Richard Bott, Roger Webb, Sarah Atkinson, Simon Richardson, Stephen Blackman
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Maud’s Groove
On November 30, Adrian Crofton and Pete Benson made an enterprising visit to Craig Maud at the head of Glen Doll in South-Eastern Cairngorms. Their exploration was rewarded with the first ascent of Maud’s Groove (IV,5), a steep groove-line high … Continue reading
Androcles
Strong Northerlies, and blizzard conditions in the Cairngorms and Northern Highlands, pointed to a venue somewhere in the Southern Highlands, last week (November 29). I suggested to Roger Webb, who is always keen to climb off the beaten track, that … Continue reading
Lurching About In The Powder
“It’s early season on Cairn Gorm,” Andy Nisbet writes. “I had done a couple of versions of the Fiacaill Ridge from Sneachda earlier in the month, and now routes were frozen. Not much snow, but enough to keep us happy, … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Andy Nisbet, Jonathan Preston, Lurcher's Crag, Sandy Allan, Steve Perry
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The Exorcist Climbed in Winter At Last!
On Friday November 24, Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell pulled off the most impressive performance of the winter so far when they made the first winter ascent of The Exorcist on Hell’s Lum Crag at the head of the Loch … Continue reading
Optimists Arête on Ben Nevis
Taking advantage of the good early season snowfall in the West last weekend, Steve Holmes and Ken Applegate made the long approach up Tower Gully on November 11 to the unformed Upper Tower Cascades on the East Flank of Tower … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Ken Applegate, Steve Holmes
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Early Bird on Lochnagar
Full winter conditions arrived this weekend on the Scottish mountains with climbing activity on Ben Nevis, the Cairngorms and North-West. First to report a new route were Drew Stevenson and Stuart Cossar who made an enterprising first ascent of Early … Continue reading
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Tagged Drew Stevenson, Lochnagar, Stuart Cossar
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Chasing the Ephemeral Receives Banff Award
Several years ago, Tom Prentice from Mica Publishing asked me to write a book describing 50 of the finest Scottish winter routes. It seemed a clear brief at the outset, but the more we discussed it, the concept began to … Continue reading
All Go on Cha-no
The popular early season cliff of Creagan Cha-no on the east side of Cairn Gorm has been busy over the last couple of weeks. In the main, it has been the popular classics such as Anvil Gully, Jenga Buttress and … Continue reading →