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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Beast From The East
There’s a Beast from the East forecast. Hypothermia, death and destruction are imminent. So why am I climbing in blazing sunshine wearing only a vest, not a cloud in the sky, not a breath of wind, neve from the valley … Continue reading
Sweet Spot
Dave McGimpsey climbs hills nowadays. Humps, tumps, lumps and bumps all turn him on. Not that I can comment, having bagged Munros since I was 12. But the best climbing conditions since 2010 were enough to tempt him out. Conditions … Continue reading
Moonstone Repeated
Pete Davies, Steve Elliott and Ross Cowie made the probable second ascent of Moonstone (VII,7) on Coire nan Camh on February 4. This remote cliff is located 10km south of Loch Laggan on the east face of Meall Garbh, the … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Meall Garbh, Pete Davies, Ross Cowie, Steve Holmes
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Dingle First Winter Ascent
Tim Miller is having an excellent winter. He has succeeded on a number of demanding test pieces such as The Secret, and in December he climbed a difficult new route on The Cobbler with Martin McKenna. On February 2, Tim … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Buachaille Etive Mor, Calum Hicks, Tim Mill, Tim Oliver
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The Vice Squad
Stephen Reid and Andrew Fraser made an opportunistic ascent in the Galloway Hills on February 9. Stephen Reid takes up the story: “Andrew Fraser and myself took an optimistic view of the weather last Friday (it was raining in Castle … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Fraser, Galloway Hills, Stephen Reid
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Silver Surfing in Corrie Farchal
Euan Whittaker, Paul Warnock and Martin Holland climbed a new route – Silver Surfers (IV,5) – between Coffin Dodger and Over the Hill in Corrie Farchal in Glen Clova on February 7. “We’d gone in to climb Silver Threads Among … Continue reading
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Tagged Euan Whittaker, Glen Clova, Martin Holland, Paul Warnock
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Cruachan’s Century Repeated
Southern Highlands aficionado Stuart MacFarlane, together with Amy Goodill made the second ascent of Century (V,5) on Ben Cruachan on February 4. This three-pitch route is situated high up on the east face of Drochaid Ghlas. Being east facing it … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Goodill, Ben Cruachan, Erik Lang, Stuart MacFarlane
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Dark Angel on the Church Door
The clean-cut features and deep cracks of Bidean nan Bian’s Church Door Buttress have been a happy hunting ground for Scottish mixed climbers over the last couple of seasons. Un Poco Loco (VII,7), which finds its way through the great … Continue reading
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Tagged Bidean nan Bian, Matt Helliker, Nick Bullock, Pete Whittaker
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Lurching Towards One Hundred Routes
“OK, you need to count variations to make that true, but the three figures for Lurcher’s Crag has come a lot closer this week during snowy conditions when all the steep walls have been rimed,” Andy Nisbet writes. “In the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Jonathan Preston, Kacper Tekieli, Lurcher's Crag, Sandy Allan
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Church Door Angels – Second Ascent
On February 2, Matt Helliker and Pete Whittaker pulled off the second ascent of the sensational Church Door Angels (VIII,9) that is situated high on Bidean nam Bian in Glen Coe. “I was inspired by the line of after seeing … Continue reading