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Tag Archives: Simon Richardson
Another Way up Orion Face
On Sunday March 21, Tony Stone, Iain Small and I linked together a series of grooves up the right side of Orion Face before finishing up the very steep headwall between Orion Directissima and Slav Route. We climbed the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Orion Face, Simon Richardson, Tony Stone
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Another New Route on the Minus Face
Yesterday March 13, Roger Webb and I went up to the Minus Face to take advantage of the unusually good ice conditions at mid-height on the Ben. Unfortunately the thaw had set in which spoiled our chances of climbing Minus … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Minus Face, Roger Webb, Simon Richardson
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Minus One Buttress at Last!
I got home at 3.30am on Monday morning after an amazing journey up Minus One Buttress on Sunday March 7. Iain Small and I climbed the first four pitches of the summer route North-Eastern Grooves (VS) and then continued up … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Minus Face, Simon Richardson
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Alligin’s Unclimbed Face
Roger Webb had mentioned to me a while back about a big unclimbed face on Beinn Alligin, so on Sunday February 28 we decided to take a look. We knew that Torridon had escaped much of the heavy snow that … Continue reading
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Tagged Beinn Alligin, Bill Stephenson, Keith Milne, Roger Webb, Simon Richardson
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Danger Mouse
Dave Hesleden and I were so inspired by Ross Hewitt and Neil Morrison’s attempt on Mousetrap last weekend, that we tried a new line to its right on Wednesday February 16. Our route was based on the natural weakness of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Creag an Dubh Loch, Dave Hesleden, Greg Strange, Iain Small, Simon Richardson
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Busy Day on Dubh Loch
It was a fantastic day yesterday (February 13) on Creag an Dubh Loch. Big news was the first winter ascent of Sword of Damocles (VIII,9) on Broad Terrace Wall by an on-form Iain Small and Doug Hawthorn. This steep E2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Creag an Dubh Loch, Dave Hesleden, Doug Hawthorn, Iain Small, Neil Morrison, Ross Hewitt, Simon Richardson
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Running Scared on the Ben
Iain Small and I had an exciting time on Ben Nevis yesterday, Sunday February 7. The very steep headwall of the Little Brenva Face had intrigued us for some time so we decided to take a look. This part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Simon Richardson
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Two New VIIs for Cul Mor
Conditions have been particularly good lately in the magnificent Coigach mountains just north of Ullapool. Roger Webb and I visited the remote Coire Gorm on Cul Mor on Sunday January 31 and added Cul Moon (VII,7). The route takes the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cul Mor, Iain Small, Roger Webb, Ross Hewitt, Simon Richardson
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The Great Corner on Ben Nevis
On Sunday January 24th, Iain Small and I teamed up to make an attempt on the huge vertical square-cut corner on the right flank of Raeburn’s Buttress. Climbers have stared at this fantastic feature for decades and at over 90m … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Raeburn's Buttress, Simon Richardson
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First Winter Ascent of The Great Prow
Iain Small and I were very fortunate to visit Skye last Sunday January 10. The Cuillins looked magnificent in their winter garb, but travel looked difficult with feet of snow and plumes of spindrift on the Ridge. We ploughed up … Continue reading
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Tagged Blaven, Iain Small, Simon Richardson, Skye
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