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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Immortal Memory
I’m beginning to lose count of the number of difficult new Guy Robertson routes this season, as they are becoming an almost weekly occurrence! As if to prove my point, Guy snatched another outstanding new route on Beinn Eighe with … Continue reading
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Tagged Beinn Eighe, Guy Robertson, Jason Currie
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Advice from a Caterpillar
Dave Riley, Rob Reglinski and Rick Hines added a new route to the impressive Coire na Poite on Beinn Bhan on January 26. “We had intended to climb March Hare’s last Saturday,” Dave explained, “but heavy wet overnight snow had … Continue reading
A Long Day’s Night
Roger Webb and I were keen to make best use of last week’s high pressure, so arranged a visit to Beinn Dearg Mor on Thursday January 24. This remote Corbett hidden behind An Teallach has an attractive north-facing corrie, but … Continue reading
Slanting Gully – Complete Ascent
On January 24, Iain Small visited Skye with Doug Hawthorn and made the first complete winter ascent of Slanting Gully on Sgurr a’Mhadaidh’s North Face. The route passes over Foxes Rake at half height and had previously been climbed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Doug Hawthorn, Iain Small, Skye, The Cuillin
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Deception on Beinn na Socaich
“James Thacker and I headed in for a visit to Coire an Laoigh on January 23,” Rich Parker writes. “But as we approached we decided to divert to Beinn na Socaich which looked a little more appealing given the snow … Continue reading
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Busy in the Southern Highlands
It was busy on Thursday January 24 in the Southern Highlands. Davie Crawford, Jamie Bankhead and Graham Boistelle went up Beinn Ime and headed up to the buttress North of Fan Gully Buttress where they climbed Naebody’s Fault (IV,5), a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beinn Ime, Creag an Socach, Davie Crawford, Gary Gray, Graham Boistelle, Jamie Bankhead, Mark Garthwaite, Stuart Burns, Stuart MacFarlane
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More Adventures in Wonderland
Malcolm Bass and Simon Yearsley climbed Haigha (VI,7), a superb addition to Beinn Bhan on January 22. Here is Malcolm’s story: “After getting wind blasted on Beinn Eighes’s summit plateau last Saturday I was keen to climb out of the … Continue reading
The Cathedral – Third Ascent
On Wednesday January 23, Greg Boswell (belayed by Adam Russell) notched up significant repeat when he made the third ascent of The Cathedral (X,11) on The Cobbler. The Cathedral climbs up to a tight niche at the back of the … Continue reading
2013 Skye Winter Meet
Skye guide and guidebook author Mike Lates organised a highly successful winter meet based at the BMC Hut in Glen Brittle from January 18-21. Conditions were close to perfect, and Mike’s highly informative blog covers the activity on the meet. … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Moles, Antoni Anderson, Ben Wear, Brendan Croft, Iain Murray, James Sutton, Mike Lates, Paul Cunningham, Skye, Steve Perry, The Cuillin
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Hangover in Arrochar
“Headed out last Sunday (January 20) to Creag Tharsuinn in Arrochar with Matt Buchanan,” Dafydd Morris reports. “A great wee venue. Had a winter ascent of Hangover in mind, a summer Severe on the upper buttress. I’d been up to … Continue reading
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