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Tag Archives: Simon Richardson
Some Beinn a’Mhuinidh Exploration
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
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Beinn a'Mhuinidh, Roger Webb, Simon Richardson
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Winter Finally Begins
After a very warm November, the winter season season finally got underway in the first week of December as westerly winds brought snow to the higher tops. As usual, The Northern Corries were the most popular venue and there were … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Winter Conditions
Tagged Braeriach, Iain Murray, Jamie Bankhead, Mike Lates, Northern Corries, Roger Everett, Sgurr Thearlaich, Simon Richardson
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From The Jaws of Defeat
The vertical triangular headwall on the left side of the North Wall of Carn Dearg on Ben Nevis is split by a spectacular groove that runs up to the very apex of the wall. It had fascinated me for years, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Simon Richardson
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Following Footsteps?
Roger Everett and I were wrong-footed by logistics, weather forecasts, blocked roads and avalanche-prone slopes throughout the previous weekend. We ended up visiting Lurcher’s Crag on Sunday February 16, which I think was our Plan D! The weather was good, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Lurcher's Crag, Roger Everett, Simon Richardson, Susan Jensen
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BMC Winter Meet – Central Highlands
The BMC Winter International Meet took place between January 27 and February 1. The meet was based at Glenmore Lodge, and 44 guests from 26 countries paired up with UK hosts to experience the delights of Scottish winter climbing. Despite … Continue reading
Posted in Events, New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Andy Inglis, Andy Nisbet, Ben Nevis, Corne Brouwer, Creag Meagaidh, Dave Almond, Fiona Murray, Greg Boswell, Gustav Mellgren, Harry Holmes, Ian Bryant, Ian Parnell, Jon Walsh, Kenton Cool, Martin Zumer, Michelle Kadatz, Mirko Breckner, Nick Bullock, Olof Isaksson, Pawel Wojdyga, Piotr Sulowski, Ricardo Guerra, Rose Pearson, Simon Richardson, Siw Ornhaug, Stefan Jacobsen, Stob Coire nan Lochan, Will Sim
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Creagan Cha-no – Diary Update
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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Tagged Creagan Cha-no, Gary Kinsey, James Edwards, Luke Abbott, Masa Sakano, Roger Everett, Roger Webb, Simon Richardson
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Avoiding The Sting
Some more details about the three new routes climbed on the right side of Broad Terrace Wall on Creag an Dubh Loch on January 11: First up were Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell who started up the summer line of … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Callum Johnson, Doug Hawthorn, Greg Boswell, Guy Robertson, Iain Small, Nick Bullock, Ross Cowie, Simon Richardson, Uisdean Hawthorn, Will Sim
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And Then There Were Eight…
Creag an Dubh Loch’s Broad Terrace Wall is without question the steepest major cliff in the Cairngorms. It rises for 120m of sheer verticality and bewildering exposure above a steep 100m-high lower tier. Normally wet during the summer, ascents of … Continue reading
High Cairngorms Exploration
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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Tagged Ben Avon, Braeriach, Lochnagar, Roger Everett, Roger Webb, Simon Richardson
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After the Storm
Chance is a fine thing. A route on Arran was high on my list of objectives for the winter, but as the season progressed it was becoming an increasingly remote possibility. Then out of the blue Stuart McFarlane emailed me … Continue reading