Tag Archives: Roger Webb

Unperturbed on Cona Mheall

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Simon Richardson

Roger Webb, Neil Wilson and Pete Macpherson visited Cona Mheall on December 28. “It’s a good looking crag, but none of us had been there before,” Roger explained. “It was cold and overcast, so despite being south facing we thought … Continue reading →

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Some Beinn a’Mhuinidh Exploration

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Simon Richardson

On Saturday December 13 Roger Webb and I decided to gamble on the summit cliff of Beinn a’Mhuinidh in the Northern Highlands. We had stared at this NW-facing crag whilst descending Slioch on several occasions, and as far as we … Continue reading →

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Creagan Cha-no – Diary Update

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Simon Richardson

18 February 2013: First ascent Max Encouragement (VI,7) on Arch Wall by Masa Sakano and Luke Abbott. This steep pitch climbs the parallel cracks just right of the second pitch of Daylight Robbery on the Arch Wall headwall. Masa originally … Continue reading →

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High Cairngorms Exploration

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Autumn is a great time to explore the high Cairngorms. The north-west facing Northern Corries rime up quickly with the first snows of the season, but it is the likes of Braeriach and Beinn a’Bhuird that truly hold the cold … Continue reading →

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North-West Connoisseur

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Pete Macpherson and Roger Webb added a challenging new route in Torridon on March 29. “Roger and I had a memorable day on Slioch’s impressive Atlantic Wall on Good Friday,” Pete told me. “Last time I climbed with Roger was … Continue reading →

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A Long Day’s Night

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Roger Webb and I were keen to make best use of last week’s high pressure, so arranged a visit to Beinn Dearg Mor on Thursday January 24. This remote Corbett hidden behind An Teallach has an attractive north-facing corrie, but … Continue reading →

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Hostage to Fortune

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Simon Richardson

We had big plans for a route in one of the great east facing corries of Braeriach, but despite a good forecast, the weather had other ideas. When Roger Webb and I started cycling up Glen Einich early on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Stormy Week

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Simon Richardson

The weather over the Christmas –New Year holiday period was very challenging with high winds putting the hills out of bounds for much of the time (for sensible folk at least). Rather frustratingly, the fluctuating temperatures were on the cool … Continue reading →

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Insurgents on Lochnagar

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Simon Richardson

Lochnagar is my local crag, and over the years I have climbed almost all of its features, often by multiple routes. But there was one buttress that had eluded me – Sinister Buttress in the Southern Sector. Greg Strange wrote … Continue reading →

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Busy on Braeriach

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Simon Richardson

Catching upon some late news: It was a ‘busy’ morning in the tiny Glen Einich car park last Sunday morning (November 4) with four teams gearing up at 6am for the cycle into Braeriach. Colin Wells and Penny Clay were … Continue reading →

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