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Author Archives: Simon Richardson
The Rebirth of Cool
Guy Robertson and Andy Inglis added a good new route to Coire Grandha’s Upper Cliff on Beinn Dearg on December 17. Guy has very made this rarely visited cliff very much his own with a string of impressive routes in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Inglis, Beinn Deasrg, Guy Robertson
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Insurgents on Lochnagar
Lochnagar is my local crag, and over the years I have climbed almost all of its features, often by multiple routes. But there was one buttress that had eluded me – Sinister Buttress in the Southern Sector. Greg Strange wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged Lochnagar, Roger Webb, Simon Richardson
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Gallows Groove on Creagan Cha-no
Dafydd Morris and Matt Buchanan made an excellent addition to Creagan Cha-no on December 16. “I managed to drag myself out of my sick bed to head back to Creagan Cha-no with Matt Buchanan on Sunday,” Dafydd told me. “I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cairn Gorm, Dafydd Morris, Matt Buchanan
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Easy Icefall
In the same way there are new easy gullies in Scotland, there are also new easy icefalls if you travel far enough. Eight miles from the road in fact, although with a little inside knowledge you don’t have to walk … Continue reading
That Was The Week That Was
Last week (December 10-14) was undoubtedly the week of the winter so far. Heavy snowfall was consolidated by a mini-thaw the previous weekend followed by stable cold weather with no wind and blue skies. Several of the major events have … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Blair Fyffe, Dave Almond, Donald King, Glen Coe, Guy Steven, Helen Rennard, John Orr, Ken Applegate, Kenny Grant, Scott Kirkhope, Shelter Stone, Skye
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Good Conditions on An Teallach
Following their successes in Glen Coe with the first ascent of The Pash and Incision, Andy Nisbet and Brian Davison added a new route to An Teallach on December 13. Andy takes up the story: “Pat Ingram and I walked … Continue reading
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High on Bidean
“In 2001, Brian Davison made the first ascent of St. Peter’s Well on the West Top of Bidean nam Bian with Steve Kennedy and Dave Wilkinson.’” Andy Nisbet writes. “He did say there was more scope, but I didn’t remember … Continue reading
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Steeple – Third Winter Ascent
The Shelter Stone has been in good conditions over the past few days with ascents of the classic mixed routes Sticil Face (V,6) and Postern (VI,6). Big news however is the third winter ascent of the summer E2 Steeple on … Continue reading
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Tagged Martin Moran, Pete MacPherson, Shelter Stone
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Robertson and Boswell Add Major New Line to Dubh Loch
When Guy Robertson texted me earlier this week asking for Henning Wackerhage’s contact details, I knew it could be to ask about only one thing. The heavy snowfall last week, followed by the weekend’s mini thaw, had set up Creag … Continue reading
New Routeing with the BBC
On Friday December 7, Chris Sleight from the BBC and I climbed a new 150m-long III,4 buttress route on Ben Cruachan as part of a programme for Radio Scotland. With heavy snow at the end of last week making approaches … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Cruachan, Chris Sleight, Simon Richardson
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