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Author Archives: Simon Richardson
Hairy Maclarey
Alan Halewood and Dave Anderson had a good exploratory day on February 13 when they added the first ever route to Creag Mholach (NN 35168 74631) on the west side of Stob Coire Sgriodain above Loch Treig in the Central … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Alan Halewood, Dave Anderson, Stob Coire Sgriodain
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Book Review – Skye’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse
Thirty-five years ago I failed to traverse the Cuillin Ridge. I had never climbed on Skye before, and naively thought that a 9am start from Slichagan would give me enough time to complete the route and meet my new girlfriend … Continue reading
All Go on Black Buttress
Way back in October 1998 I was invited to attend the opening of the North Face Car Park At Torlundy, just north of Fort William. It seems ancient history now, but before the North Face Car Park, most climbers accessed … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Fran Thompson, Iain Howie, Mullach nan Coirean, Nathan Adam, Simon Teitjen, Suzana El Massri, Will Rowland
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Icy on Wyvis
Steven Andrews and Alex Reid made a possible first ascent yesterday (February 14) on Creag Coire na Feola on Ben Wyvis. Sideshow (V,6) takes the steep icefall and easier angled buttress immediately to the right of the main crag. There … Continue reading
January Scottish Winter Diary
It’s been a tough January in the Scottish mountains with almost non-stop winds and long periods of thaw. Conditions on the mountains have changed day by day and have often been completely different from east to west. Here is a … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Ben Nevis, Braeriach, Cairn Gorm, Creagan Cha-no, Cul Mor, Graeme Gatherer, Iain Howie, Malcolm Bass, Mark Robson, Mullach nan Coirean, Nathan Adam, Nick Clement, Simon Richardson, Sophie Grace Chappell, Steve Elliott
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Scottish Winter Meet Update
There are less than four weeks to go before the Scottish Winter Meet. Mountaineering Scotland have issued the following press release: “Climbers from around the globe will be gathering in Scotland next month for a special event revived by Mountaineering … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Events
Tagged Guy Robertson, Scottish Winter Meet 2020
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Table Rib
Iain Young and John Higham pulled off a superbly-timed piece of exploratory winter mountaineering yesterday (January 28) when they made the first winter ascent of Table Rib (III,4) on Cul Mor. Iain takes up the story: “In the last few … Continue reading
The Arc of Profanity
While making the second ascent of The Edge of Profanity in November, Dave Brookes and Jules Harris noted that there was further new route potential on the Left-Hand Buttress of Creagan Cha-no on Cairn Gorm. On January 18 they returned … Continue reading
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More on Cruachan
It’s been a very lean January so far, but following their first ascent of One of Nine (IV,5) on Ben Cruachan in November, Southern Highlands pioneers Stuart MacFarlane and Robin Clothier added another new route to Noe Buttress on January … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Cruachan, Robin Clothier, Stuart MacFarlane
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Can Do on Nocando Crack!
I left out the Guy Steven and Steve Holmes’ ascent of Nocando Crack (VII,8) on January 29 in Coire an Lochain in the Northern Corries in my last post January Scottish Winter Diary because Nocando Crack is neither a new … Continue reading →