Monthly Archives: April 2013

New Route in Glen Affric

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Matt Smith had a fine adventure in Glen Affric on March 29: “I went in to Coire Crom on the south side of Loch Affric thinking the west gully of Meall a’ Ghraidh might give a good solo and interesting … Continue reading →

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More Eilde Ice

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Simon Richardson

“Chris Pasteur and I made a quick dash into Eilde Canyon on March 27, inspired by tales of ice-encrusted Glen Coe,” Simon Yearsley writes. “The canyon was in superb condition, with some of the icefalls we’d seen part-formed in previous … Continue reading →

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Hell Mend Ya!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Simon Richardson

On March 25, Martin Holland returned to The Brack with Ian Mcintosh and Steve Langton and straightened out the Abyss Variation that Martin had climbed earlier this season in January. “We had the usual discussion about grade,” Martin told me. … Continue reading →

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