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Monthly Archives: December 2010
More Cambus Ice
Neil Morrison contacted me last night about yesterday’s post about ice climbing at Cambus O’May: “I was there on Wednesday (December 22) and led one route [Urban Decay (Severe)] which was exciting leading. Was back today (December 26), great fun … Continue reading
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New IX,9 for An Teallach
Martin Moran and Murdo Jamieson climbed an exceptional new route on An Teallach on December 23 . Martin told me afterwards that this route “is definitely one of the best I’ve done.” The Wailing Wall (IX,9) takes the left-hand side … Continue reading
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Exciting Times on Great Central Groove
Pete Macpherson and Pete Benson added a challenging new finish to the classic Great Central Groove on The Brack on December 22, but they had an exciting incident whilst climbing the route. Pete M takes up the story “We went … Continue reading
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Early Repeat of The Prophet
On Saturday December 18, Dan Moore and Shauna Clarke made an early ascent of The Prophet (VI,7). This rarely climbed route was first climbed by Graham Little and Kev Howett in January 1991. “It doesn’t look like it sees many … Continue reading
Southern Highlands Update
On December 19, Andy Nisbet and Sonya McCallum visited the North Face of Stob Garbh on Beinn Laoigh (or Ben Lui as its often spelled), and climbed the crest of the buttress to the right of Garbh Couloir (a Grade … Continue reading
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All Ricketty on Quinag
On December 22 and 23, Andy Nisbet and Jonathan Preston had an enjoyable couple of days climbing on the Western Cliffs of Quinag in the far North-West. They started off by climbing Rickets (V,6), the deep gully that curves right … Continue reading
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Cambus Ice
Bob Elder and Jim Woodley made a visit to the Cambus O’May Quarries in Upper Deeside (see Northeast Outcrops guidebook) last Sunday (December 19) and climbed a number of ice lines. “The back wall is well iced,” Bob reported. “There’s … Continue reading
Stac Pollaidh’s North-West Corner Direct
Yesterday, (December 22), James Edwards and Roger Webb visited Stac Pollaidh. It was another bitterly cold day, and a temperature of -16C was recorded in the valley. They climbed the first two pitches of North-West Corner and then went straight … Continue reading
The Godfather Repeated
Rich Cross and Jon Bracey made a lightning visit to the Highlands last weekend and came away with ascents of Central Buttress on Stob Core nan Lochan and Messiah above Bridge of Orchy. On Sunday December 19, they made the … Continue reading
Mixing It Up in Coire Scamadal
Some late news – during the first cold spell in early December, Doug Hawthorne made a couple of productive visits to Coire Scamadal on The Storr on Skye. The potential of Coire Scamadal as an ice climbing venue was first … Continue reading
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