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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Galloway Update
It was a busy time for ice climbers in Galloway and Borders over the Christmas period. Local guru, Stephen Reid, recently contacted me with details of December’s winter climbing activity in the Galloway hills. “The season started off very well,” … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Andrew Fraser, Colin Hossack, Ian Magill, John Biggar, Linda Biggar
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Free Ranging on The Ben
On Saturday February 12, Malcolm Bass, Simon Yearsley and Jim Higgins made a winter ascent approximating to the summer VS Chicken Run (first climbed by Jimmy Marshall and James Stenhouse in May 1961) on Number Five Gully Buttress. Free Range … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Ben Nevis, Jim Higgins, Malcolm Bass, Simon Yearsley
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Second Ascent of The Great Corner
Nick Bullock and Rich Cross visited Ben Nevis on last Tuesday (8th February) intent on making an ascent of Centurion on Carn Dearg. Unfortunately the route was not white enough for a winter ascent so they continued along to Raeburn’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Nick Bullock, Rich Cross
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Shelter Stone Double Tick
Nick Bullock had a remarkable two days’ climbing on the Shelter Stone, two weekends ago. “Last weekend I was at Glenmore Lodge to present a lecture to the AMI AGM on the Saturday night,” Nick told me. “The plan was … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Andy Houseman, Nick Bullock, Rob Greenwood, Shelter Stone
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Beinn Eighe’s Far West Wall
Throughout the winter, Andy Nisbet has been quietly developing the mixed climbing potential of the Far West Wall on Beinn Eighe. Andy takes up the story: “I couldn’t help noticing this wall from Fuselage Wall, but I used to think … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Andy Nisbet, Beinn Eighe, Colin Wells, James Edwards, John Lyall, Jonathan Preston, Sandy Allan
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Eagle-Eyed on Lochnagar
With a strong westerly forecast, Lochnagar was the obvious choice for Sunday February 6. The avalanche report was a little circumspect, but Sandy Simpson and I were confident that Saturday’s re-freeze would have firmed up Friday’s brief thaw. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged Lochnagar, Sandy Simpson, Simon Richardson
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Striking it Lucky on the Brenva
Ewan Lyons and Ewan Olivarius went to climb Route Major on the Ben on Saturday January 29 but missed the start in the mist. “We ended up doing a weird and wonderful variation before joining up with the parent route,” … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Ewan Lyons, Ewan Olivarius
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Two in a Row for Neill and Ball
On Saturday January 29 (the day after their repeat of Storm Trooper), Tim Neill and Keith Ball returned to Creag Coire na Ciste on Ben Nevis. “While on the belay [of Storm Trooper] we kept looking at the lines in … Continue reading
Andy Turner Repeats The Hurting
Big News from last week, and widely reported elsewhere on The Internet, was the second ascent of The Hurting (XI,11) in Coire an t-Sneachda by Andy Turner and Phil Dowthwaite on Friday January 28. Andy had attempted the route a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Turner, Northern Corries, Phil Dowthwaite
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Storm Trooper Repeated
On Friday January 28, Tim Neill and Keith Ball made the second ascent of Storm Trooper (VIII,8) on Creag Coire na Ciste, Ben Nevis. “We climbed via the original first pitch – the one with Steve Ashworth pictured on it … Continue reading