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Tag Archives: Ben Nevis
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
Posted in New Routes, Topos
Tagged Ben Nevis, Minus Face, Roger Webb, Simon Richardson
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Minus One Direct
On Wednesday March 10, Guy Robertson, Pete Benson and Nick Bullock made a stunning winter addition to the Minus Face by following a line approximating to the four star summer E1 classic Minus One Direct. The trio followed the footsteps … Continue reading
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Tagged Beinn Eighe, Ben Nevis, Guy Robertson, Minus Face, Nick Bullock, Pete Benson
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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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Anubis
On February 20, Dave MacLeod stunned the winter climbing world with the first winter ascent of Anubis, a challenging summer E8 6c, high up on Ben Nevis. Dave MacLeod made the first summer ascent of Anubis, which follows an intermittent … Continue reading
The Past is Close Behind
Yesterday (February 18) Iain Small continued his magnificent run of new routes on Ben Nevis with the first ascent of The Past is Close Behind (VIII,8). This takes the very steep wall between Kellett’s North Wall Route and The Shroud. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Blair Fyffe, Iain Small
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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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Point Blank Repeated
On his way up Observatory Gully to climb Faith Healer (see yesterday’s post), Iain Small noticed that Point Blank (VII,7), the exposed rib right of Point Five Gully, was in nearly in condition. This Mal Duff masterpiece was first climbed … Continue reading
Another Bold Addition to Ben Nevis
On Thursday January 28, Iain Small visited Ben Nevis with Ian Parnell. A brief thaw over the last couple of days limited their options, but high up in Observatory Gully they found Faith Healer (VIII,7) a challenging line of icy … Continue reading
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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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Late Start to the New Winter Season
It has been a late start to the winter season. November is typically an excellent month for mixed climbing in the Cairngorms, but unseasonally warm temperatures meant that only the most determined found winter routes high on Braeriach and Beinn … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats, Winter Conditions
Tagged Andy Benson, Andy Nelson, Andy Nisbet, Andy Sharpe, Ben Nevis, Blair Fyffe, Dave Hesleden, Glen Coe, Guy Robertson, John Lyall, Kenny Grant, Rich Cross, Simon Richardson
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