Tag Archives: Guy Robertson

Arrochar’s Mammoth New Route

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Yesterday (December 7), Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell pulled off the biggest new route of the season so far, with the first winter ascent of Mammoth, a rarely climbed E3 on the imposing front face of The Brack in Arrochar. … Continue reading →

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Hard New Addition to Lochain

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell added a great late season addition to the Northern Corries last Friday (April 23). The Snow Pimp (VIII,9) takes the crack in the arete right of Hooker’s Corner then continues direct where Conundrum zig-zags about. … Continue reading →

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Final Fling?

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Simon Richardson

On Sunday April 18, Guy Robertson and I made a late season trip to the Ben. After a late start and failure on Plan A, we arrived under the headwall of Observatory Buttress at about 2pm in the afternoon. We … Continue reading →

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Second Ascent of Pic’n Mix

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Simon Richardson

On Monday March 29, Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell made the second ascent of Pic’n Mix in the Northern Corries. This fierce (IX,9) was first climbed by Ian Parnell and Tim Emmett in April 2006. The route starts up Never … Continue reading →

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Redemption, Lochnagar

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Guy Robertson and Pete MacPherson made the second ascent of Redemption (VIII,7) on Tuesday March 16. Heavily hoared conditions on The Stack meant it was more like Patagonia than Scotland! They found four runners on the entire route. The rime … Continue reading →

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Minus One Direct

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Simon Richardson

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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Mainreachan Adventures

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Simon Richardson

A long standing problem in the North-West was put to bed yesterday (March 3) when Guy Robertson and Iain Small made the first winter ascent of Sherlock on Fuar Tholl’s Mainreachan Buttress. This steep HVS line on the vertical right … Continue reading →

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Super Rat (IX,9)

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Guy Robertson and Pete MacPherson succeeded on their long-standing project on Creag an Dubh Loch yesterday (February 18). Super Rat (IX,9) is based on the summer E1 classic King Rat, but takes a more direct line following the crack system … Continue reading →

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Major New Route on the Fhidhleir

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Simon Richardson

On Friday January 8 Martin Moran, Pete Macpherson and Guy Robertson made a big addition to the Fhidhleir. Bow Direct (VII,8) takes the full length of the huge arching right-facing corner that dominates the 300m-high south-east face. The wall was … Continue reading →

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Late Start to the New Winter Season

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Simon Richardson

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 →

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