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Tag Archives: Iain Small
Angels with Dirty Faces
Iain Small and Tony Stone are not only two of the most talented climbers on the Scottish winter scene today, but they are also amongst the most modest. Take yesterday for example. Iain and I were headed for Carn Dearg … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Tony Stone
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The Final Solution?
Pinnacle Buttress of the Tower on Ben Nevis has fascinated me for years. It is an elegant feature running up to the Great Tower from Coire na Ciste just to the left of Glover’s Chimney. Way back in 1996, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Simon Richardson
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Riding the Storm
Several years ago, my good friend Chris Cartwright suggested that there was a new route to do on the front face of the Edge of Darkness buttress on Beinn an Lochain in Arrochar. This attractive feature lies on the North … Continue reading
Culloden First Winter Ascent
Some late but very significant news – on Wednesday December 22, Iain Small, Gordon Lennox and Tony Stone made the first winter ascent of Culloden on Creag an Dubh Loch. Culloden was first climbed by the Barley brothers in 1967 … Continue reading
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Tagged Creag an Dubh Loch, Gordon Lenox, Iain Small, Tony Stone
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Cairngorm Calling
It was a tricky call this weekend. Freezing levels were dropping on Sunday, but last week’s thaw had stripped the many of the buttresses in the West. This ruled out technical climbing on The Ben, but how about the Cairngorms? … Continue reading
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Tagged Cairngorm, Iain Small, Simon Richardson
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The Sting – Finally Repeated After 20 Years!
Winter climbs are like buses. A route waits 20 years for a repeat, and then two come along together! After failing to climb The Sting on Beinn an Socach on the Bridge of Orchy cliffs the previous weekend, Stuart McFarlane … Continue reading
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Tagged Creag an Socach, Gary Houston, Iain Small, Sam Burns, Suart McFarlane, Susan Jensen
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Ben Nevis – Ship of Fools Repeated
Yesterday March 27, Iain Parnell and Greg Boswell made the second ascent of Ship of Fools (VIII,7), high up on Indicator Wall. This quintessential thin ice route takes a series of very thin ice grooves (30 cm wide in places) … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Greg Boswell, Iain Small, Ian Parnell, Indicator Wall, Nick Harper, Robin Clothier, Tony Stone
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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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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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Fear of the Cold and Dark
Iain Small and Pete MacPherson are on a roll. On Tuesday March 2 they visited the Eastern Ramparts on Beinn Eighe and came away with a new VIII,8 – Fear of the Cold and Dark. They started up the summer … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Andy Wardle, Beinn Eighe, Helen Rennard, Iain Small, Liathach, Martin Hind, Martin Moran, Pete MacPherson, Robin Thomas, Roger Webb
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