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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Creagan Cha-no – Anvil Buttress Topo
Several people have asked me for a topo of Creagan Cha-no, the recently developed winter cliff on Cairngorm. The photo shows the Anvil Buttress area, and a topo of the Arch Wall area will be covered by a second post. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Topos
Tagged Cairngorm, Creagan Cha-no, Sandy Simpson, Simon Richardson
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CIC Hut Update
The SMC have recently issued a note on the CIC Hut as follows: “As you may be aware, the CIC Hut sustained significant damage to the roof during the recent exceptional weather. A large area of roof cladding on the … Continue reading
Interesting Route on No. 4
Last Sunday (December 16), James Edwards was tempted away from his beloved Northern Highlands to climb in the Northern Corries, with a surprisingly prominent new route in mind. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be, but I’ll let James tell the story: … Continue reading
Great Overhanging Gully and Other North-West Adventures
At first sight, the North-West Highlands were not a logical choice last weekend, with heavy showers, dumping high levels of snow across the region. Parties attempting the classic Liathach and Alligin ridge traverses were unsuccessful, due to time consuming deep … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Beinn Bhan, Beinn Damh, Helen Rennard, Pete Davies, Roger Webb, Sgorr Ruadh, Simon Richardson, Vince Aerts
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Jumping Jupiter
Greg Boswell, Ian Parnell and James Dunn made a rainy walk across the Cairngorm plateau through frequent slushy showers on Wednesday December 21 to the top of Carn Etchachan. Greg and Ian abseiled down to the foot of the summer … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Carn Etchachan, Greg Boswell, Ian Parnell, James Dunn
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Hogwart’s Express – Second Ascent
On Sunday December 19, Stuart Burns, Erick Baillot and Stuart McFarlane, repeated Hogwart’s Express (VI,7) on The Brack. This fine looking route was first climbed by Andy Clarke and Frank Yeoman in January 2001, and is a very steep line … Continue reading
Lochnagar Update
Fresh from their outstanding success on Stone Temple Pilots on the Shelter Stone, Greg Boswell and Will Sim visited Lochnagar on Sunday December 18. Their intention was to make the second ascent of Crazy Sorrow (IX,10), which received its first … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Dave Almond, Donnie O'Sullivan, Greg Boswell, Lochnagar, Pete Davies, Simon Frost, Tim Marsh, Will Sim
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Glen Prosen Ice
On Saturday December 17, Henning Wackerhage and Arno Alpi took a chance, and visited North Craig on Mayar in Glen Prosen. This glen is rarely visited by climbers, and lies south of Glen Clova. Their optimism paid off, as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arno Alpi, Glen Prosen, Henning Wackerhage
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CIC Hut Winds
James Dunn, who was in the CIC Hut on Ben Nevis together with Greg Boswell and Will Sim on December 8, has put together a brief video of the wind that day, and the damage to the CIC Hut roof. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, CIC Hut, Greg Boswell, James Dunn, Robin Clothier, Will Sim
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Creagan Cha-no – Arch Wall Topo
Following on from the Creagan Cha-no – Anvil Buttress Topo post, the photo above shows the routes on Arch Wall. This wall typically provides two-pitch routes up to 70m long, with pride of place going to the eponymous Arch Wall … Continue reading →