Tag Archives: Andy Nisbet

Surviving the Thaw on Cryogenic Corner

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Simon Richardson

On Saturday (January 1), Andy Nisbet and Sandy Allan visited Aonach Beag and made the first ascent of the 150m-long Cryogenic Corner (IV,4), which lies 60m right of The Navigator on the West Face of the mountain. The West Face … Continue reading →

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New Route in the Northern Corries

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Despite the thaw, Andy Nisbet and Sandy Allan added a new route to Coire an t- Sneachda on Thursday December 30. Facet Hunters (IV,6) takes the rib right of Spiral Gully. “You wouldn’t think there was still a new line in … Continue reading →

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Southern Highlands Update

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Simon Richardson

On December 19, Andy Nisbet and Sonya McCallum visited the North Face of Stob Garbh on Beinn Laoigh (or Ben Lui as its often spelled), and climbed the crest of the buttress to the right of Garbh Couloir (a Grade … Continue reading →

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All Ricketty on Quinag

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Simon Richardson

On December 22 and 23, Andy Nisbet and Jonathan Preston had an enjoyable couple of days climbing on the Western Cliffs of Quinag in the far North-West. They started off by climbing Rickets (V,6), the deep gully that curves right … Continue reading →

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Going Caving in Glen Shiel

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Andy Nisbet visited Duim Shionnach in Glen Shiel today (December 21) with Jonathan Preston, and added Macavity (V,6), a companion route to Lemon Groove. The route starts as for Lemon Groove to the big cave, then climbs turf up the … Continue reading →

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Sharpening The Sword

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Today (December 13), John Lyall, Andy Nisbet and Jonathan Preston added an Independent Finish (IV,5) to The Sword on Carn Etchachan. The Sword climbs the ramp of Red Guard (summer), then leaves it to finish as for Red Guard (winter). … Continue reading →

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The Wizard of Oz

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Last week, Sandy Allan, John Lyall, Andy Nisbet had a couple of productive days climbing on No.2 Buttress on the West Face of Aonach Dubh in Glen Coe. On December 7 they added a new climb approximating to the summer … Continue reading →

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Central Highlands Update

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Simon Richardson

It was a busy weekend on Ben Nevis once again, with many climbers enjoying steep mixed routes such as Cutlass, Tower Face of the Comb, Gargoyle Wall, Babylon and Darth Vader. Heike Puchan, who made an ascent of the spectacular … Continue reading →

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Ramping Up Sgorr Ruadh

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Despite clear weather in the West, extreme cold, difficult road conditions and sometimes huge depths of snow have made the choice of venue difficult in recent days. Several keen activists have had heir plans dashed. Part of the problem is … Continue reading →

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Go West

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Simon Richardson

With blizzards sweeping cross the country from the East, and the Cairngorms covered in deep snow, going West was the obvious choice this weekend. The favoured venue was Ben Nevis, where many mixed climbs such as Sioux Wall, Darth Vader, … Continue reading →

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