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Category Archives: Repeats
Tomahawk Crack – Second Ascent
Will Sim and Andy Inglis enjoyed an excellent two days on the Ben at the beginning of this week. On Sunday December 6 they made an ascent of Sidewinder (VII,7) on South Trident Buttress. This route has become popular in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Inglis, Ben Nevis, Will Sim
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Total Kheops on Ben Nevis
Remi Thivel has provided more details about his inspirational run of routes on Ben Nevis climbed with Laurence Girard in early March. After warming up on Minus One and Minus Three gullies on March 10, Remi and Laurence had an … Continue reading
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The Shield Direct Direct
“And again, like all of the times before in this winter of difficult conditions and wrong weather forecasts, Guy Robertson, normally so knowledgeable in where to go, procrastinated,” Nick Bullock writes. “An Teallach, Beinn Eighe, Glen Coe. I received text … Continue reading
Ben Nevis – Seven Routes, Four Days
I’ve been trying to find out more details on the extraordinary run of routes climbed on Ben Nevis by a French team staying at the CIC Hut a couple of weeks ago. I was climbing on The Ben on Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Laurence Girard, Remi Thivel
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The Icefall of Doom
On March 2, Steve Addy and James Wheater visited Creag an Dubh Loch and made the first ascent of the striking blue icefall halfway up the right side of North-West Gully. It lies up and left of the icefall of … Continue reading
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Open Heart – Third Ascent
Will Sim and Adam Booth visited Coire an Lochain in the Northern Corries on February 24, and made the probable third ascent of Open Heart (VIII,9). This very steep test-piece, which takes a direct line up to the crux of … Continue reading
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Vishnu – Second Ascent
There are two absolutely classic-looking traditional winter lines on the stupendous Far East Wall on Beinn Eighe – Kami-kaze and Vishnu. Both routes were climbed by Andy Nisbet in the 1980s during the initial winter exploration of the crag. The … Continue reading
BMC Winter Meet – North-West Highlands
The gales that raged throughout the BMC Winter Meet prompted many team to visit the North-West Highlands to seek some shelter from the South-East winds. This proved to be an unexpected bonus, as the Torridon Mountains were in excellent winter … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Booth, An Teallach, Andy Inglis, Beinn Bhan, Beinn Eighe, Dave Almond, Felix Sattelberger, Fuar Tholl, Greg Boswell, Gustav Mellgren, Gwylim Lynn, Ian Parnell, Jon Walsh, Kenro Nakajima, Kenshi Imai, Liathach, Martin Zumer, Meall Gorm, Michal Sabovcik, Michelle Kadatz, Neil Adams, Neil Silver, Nejc Marcic, Nick Bullock, Nick Wallis, Olov Isaksson, Piotr Sulowski, Simon Frost, Tito Arosio, Will Sim
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BMC Winter Meet – Central Highlands
The BMC Winter International Meet took place between January 27 and February 1. The meet was based at Glenmore Lodge, and 44 guests from 26 countries paired up with UK hosts to experience the delights of Scottish winter climbing. Despite … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Inglis, Andy Nisbet, Ben Nevis, Corne Brouwer, Creag Meagaidh, Dave Almond, Fiona Murray, Greg Boswell, Gustav Mellgren, Harry Holmes, Ian Bryant, Ian Parnell, Jon Walsh, Kenton Cool, Martin Zumer, Michelle Kadatz, Mirko Breckner, Nick Bullock, Olof Isaksson, Pawel Wojdyga, Piotr Sulowski, Ricardo Guerra, Rose Pearson, Simon Richardson, Siw Ornhaug, Stefan Jacobsen, Stob Coire nan Lochan, Will Sim
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Diedre of the Sorrows – Early Repeat
Pete Macpherson and Martin Moran added to their long list of cutting edge ascents with an ascent of Diedre of the Sorrows (VIII,8) on Lochnagar’s Tough-Brown Face on January 11. This much-celebrated route was first climbed by Dougie Dinwoodie and … Continue reading