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Tag Archives: An Teallach
The Flying Fox
The first significant new route of the season fell to Callum Johnson and Tim Miller on December 3 when they climbed the right side of the Hayfork Gully Wall on An Teallach. The Flying Fox (VIII,8) lies to the right … Continue reading
Spare Rib on An Teallach
With the Scottish mountains still lean from the post-Christmas thaw, it is difficult to remember that the Highlands were covered in deep snow during the third week in December. Ian Stennett climbed An Teallach from Toll an Lochain on December … Continue reading
Local Hero
November 18 was a cold and settled day across the Highlands and Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson made best use of the opportunity with an excellent new route on the Hayfork Wall on An Teallach. Local Hero (VIII,9) takes the … Continue reading
Boswell and Robertson Continue To Forge Ahead
Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson kicked the winter season into higher gear with their ascent of The Forge on An Teallach on December 4. This astounding route, which takes a tenuous discontinuous crack-line up the middle of the awe-inspiring vertical … Continue reading
New Line on An Teallach
Guy Robertson and Uisdean Hawthorn visited An Teallach on February 25. “We thought we’d struck gold,” Guy told me. “With what looked like perfect conditions it was a pretty easy walk up into Glas Tholl. However we were soon put … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged An Teallach, Guy Robertson, Uisdean Hawthorn
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Last Orders on An Teallach
One of the real highlights of the recent BMC Winter Meet took place on the last day (February 1) when Neil Adams and Kenro Nakajima from Japan made the first ascent of Last Orders (VII,8) on An Teallach. This striking … Continue reading
BMC Winter Meet – North-West Highlands
The gales that raged throughout the BMC Winter Meet prompted many team to visit the North-West Highlands to seek some shelter from the South-East winds. This proved to be an unexpected bonus, as the Torridon Mountains were in excellent winter … Continue reading
Posted in Events, New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Adam Booth, An Teallach, Andy Inglis, Beinn Bhan, Beinn Eighe, Dave Almond, Felix Sattelberger, Fuar Tholl, Greg Boswell, Gustav Mellgren, Gwylim Lynn, Ian Parnell, Jon Walsh, Kenro Nakajima, Kenshi Imai, Liathach, Martin Zumer, Meall Gorm, Michal Sabovcik, Michelle Kadatz, Neil Adams, Neil Silver, Nejc Marcic, Nick Bullock, Nick Wallis, Olov Isaksson, Piotr Sulowski, Simon Frost, Tito Arosio, Will Sim
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Fast Track on An Teallach
Andy Nisbet has made An Teallach his own this winter with a series of superb new routes. Here is Andy’s account of his latest adventure: “As Pat Ingram and I drove to An Teallach on Sunday (February 10), I was … Continue reading
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Tagged An Teallach, Andy Nisbet, Pat Ingram
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Livingstone On a Roll
It has been a challenging season so far with limited snow during the first part of the winter and a continuous run of storms through January and February. High standard climbing and new route activity has been (literally) thin on … Continue reading →