Monthly Archives: February 2012

Running It Out on Lochnagar

West Buttress on Lochnagar sports a number of excellent winter routes, but apart from Black Spout Buttress and West Gully, they are relatively unfrequented. The climbs are long and feel rather committing, but more importantly, this aspect of the corrie … Continue reading

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Haste Not on Meagaidh

On February 13, Ben Tibbetts was climbing on Meagaidh with Norwegian climber Bjorn-Ovin Bjornstad. “After a couple of good routes we wandered back down Easy Gully and fancied something easy to finish the day,” Ben told me. “The ice lines … Continue reading

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BMC Winter Meet Video

Simon Gee and Justin Tracey from Reeltime Adventure have made an excellent video of last month’s BMC International Winter Meet. http://vimeo.com/36723593 “Hopefully catches a bit of the spirit of the event without getting bogged down on any one route or … Continue reading

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New Routeing on Beinn Fhada in Glen Coe

Over the last month James Roddie has made a few solo trips to the unfrequented West face of Beinn Fhada in Glen Coe. “On February 3 I explored the North-East top of the West face, and found an unrecorded rib … Continue reading

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Haggis Raclette

“The warmer weather had arrived, though not as warm as at present,” Andy Nisbet writes. “I was trying to think of somewhere to go when a post appeared on UKC asking about conditions on An Teallach. Sure enough, someone posted … Continue reading

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Creag Meagaidh’s Feathered Friend

On February 3, Ken Applegate was working for Abacus Mountain Guides and had a good day out with Vic Wallace on Creag Meagaidh. “Our initial plan was to climb Eastern Corner (III) and then traverse rightwards to continue up Ritchie’s … Continue reading

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Alpine Cairn Gorm

Thaws followed by a re-freeze are a great time to enjoy easier mountaineering routes. I had been waiting for a chance to climb a new line on Coire na Spreidhe on the east side of Cairn Gorm, and last Sunday … Continue reading

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Skye Winter Meet

Mike Lates organised a very successful winter climbing meet on Skye from February 3-6. Despite a thaw that stopped all play on the Saturday, good icy conditions were found on three out of four days. On February 3, Paul Cunningham … Continue reading

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Sron na Lairige

“Sron na Lairige, on the Braeriach side of the Lairig Ghru, is a cliff largely visited by locals when an east facing cliff with middle grade routes is wanted,” Andy Nisbet writes. “The classic is Lairig Ridge, originally climbed in … Continue reading

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New Route on the Forcan Ridge

On February 7 Duncan Robb and Michael Ramage had a good find in Glen Shiel, when they climbed a previously unrecorded 120m-long gully on the south side of the Forcan Ridge on The Saddle. “It’s a great little route in … Continue reading

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