Monthly Archives: March 2013

Raven’s Edge

Harry Holmes, Helen Rennard and partner made a rare repeat of Raven’s Edge (VII,7) in Glen Coe on March 26. The superb route takes the narrow buttress to the right of Raven’s Gully “We had the mountain pretty much to … Continue reading

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The Battle of Glen Shiel (or maybe not)

“It’s great what unusual conditions have been produced by this cold spell lasting long into the season,” Andy Nisbet writes. “When I spotted a waterfall in an unfrequented valley by Munro bagging without reading the Munros book, I would never … Continue reading

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Reuben’s Groove on Beinn Dearg

James Edwards, Neil Wilson and Simon Nadin added a good new route to Beinn Dearg on March 24. “I went into Beinn Dearg off the Ullapool road on Sunday with Neil and Simon,” James told me. “I was amazed to … Continue reading

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An Alternative Finish to The Sting?

I received the following email from Michael Barnard yesterday: “Thought I’d join the general discussion from a while back about The Sting on Ben Dorain, having climbed it (more or less) yesterday [March 24] with Andy Wilson. I’d note that … Continue reading

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Moonshine on Stob Coire nan Lochan

Neil Adams and Andy Inglis added a new line on Stob Coire nan Lochan in Glen Coe on March 16. “Moonshine takes the obvious slim corner to the left of the top pitch of Moonshadow,” Neil explained. “To get to … Continue reading

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The Wolves Are Running

A direct line up the Observatory Buttress headwall had been on my mind for several years. I’d probed it a couple of times before with Never-Never Land and Atlantis, but it was clear that the true challenge ran straight up … Continue reading

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Night of the White Russians

The first of the two new routes on Observatory Buttress climbed on March 16 fell to Pete Davies, Donie O’Sullivan and Tim Marsh when they added Night of the White Russians (VII,6), which starts on the right flank of the … Continue reading

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Stob a’Choire Mheadhoin

Andy Nisbet has been quietly developing a couple of new winter cliffs this season. Andy wrote to me today with details of the first of these new crags – Stob a’Choire Mheadhoin: “The first I heard about this cliff was … Continue reading

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Point Blank Repeats

Saturday March 16 was a landmark day on Observatory Buttress with two repeats of the legendary Point Blank (VII,6) and two new routes on the buttress itself. Point Blank, which takes the steep rib bounding the right side of Point … Continue reading

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The Wasp on Meagaidh

Michael Barnard and Neil Redgrave climbed a new line on the left side of Pinnacle Buttress on Creag Meagaidh on Saturday March 16. “The route starts up the ice pillar of The Blue Icicle and then continues up the wall … Continue reading

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