Tag Archives: Ben Nevis

Turkish Delight

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Simon Richardson

Malcolm Bass, Helen Rennard and Simon Yearsley had an excellent day on Ben Nevis on Saturday January 4, when they made the first winter ascent of Turkish (VII,7) on Number Five Gully Buttress. “Since climbing Free Range with Jim Higgins … Continue reading →

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The Brass Monkey Repeated

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Simon Richardson

Neil Adams and Andy Inglis pulled off an important second ascent on Ben Nevis January 1, when they repeated The Brass Monkey (VII,8) on the east side of Tower Ridge. This imposing corner which bounds the right side of Echo … Continue reading →

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Avenging Angel, Alternative Start

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Although this year’s December weather is proving to be unusually mild, there was a brief burst of cold air at the end of last week which produced a flurry of activity on Ben Nevis. Three notable ascents took place on … Continue reading →

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Day of The Doctor

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Simon Richardson

On Saturday November 23, Simon Yearsley and Helen Rennard added a new route to North Trident Buttress on Ben Nevis. Simon takes up the story: “Over the weekend, freezing levels seemed hard to predict, with anything from 900m to 1100m … Continue reading →

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All Eyes on The Ben

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Simon Richardson

If last weekend’s activity is anything to go by, Ben Nevis has taken over from the Northern Corries as the venue of choice for high standard early season mixed. Harry Holmes and Dan Tait set the tone on Thursday November … Continue reading →

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Steam Train – Second Ascent

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Simon Richardson

On April 26, Guy Robertson and Pete Macpherson visited Ben Nevis. They had their eye on an objective higher up the mountain, but with the big routes buried under thick unstable snow, they opted for a safer low level option … Continue reading →

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Spaced Out on The Ben

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Iain Small, Murdo Jamieson and Nick Bullock added a new direct route between Space Invaders and Journey into Space on the Orion headwall on April 6. “I’d spotted the line when climbing on the Ben with Doug the previous week,” … Continue reading →

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Suburban Spacemen

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Iain Small and Doug Hawthorn had a superb run of routes on Ben Nevis at the end of March with ascents of Pointless (VII,6), Space Invaders (VI,5), and Journey into Space (VII,5). On March 30 they were joined by Robin … Continue reading →

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The Wolves Are Running

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Simon Richardson

A direct line up the Observatory Buttress headwall had been on my mind for several years. I’d probed it a couple of times before with Never-Never Land and Atlantis, but it was clear that the true challenge ran straight up … Continue reading →

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Night of the White Russians

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Simon Richardson

The first of the two new routes on Observatory Buttress climbed on March 16 fell to Pete Davies, Donie O’Sullivan and Tim Marsh when they added Night of the White Russians (VII,6), which starts on the right flank of the … Continue reading →

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