Tag Archives: Beinn Alligin

End of Season Wrap Up

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Simon Richardson

With settled high pressure and cool nights, winter climbing conditions have looked superb over the last month, but with the hills close due to Coronavirus, it is all been rather academic. However. I thought I’d take the opportunity to catch … Continue reading →

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Dundonnell Face

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Simon Richardson

The night of November 18/19 was the coldest in the recent cool snap and Neil Wilson, Roger Webb and I were lucky enough to be in Torridon. Next morning the turf was brick hard at sea level so we set … Continue reading →

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Salvation Ribs

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Simon Richardson

On March 4, John Jackson and Martin Holland headed in to Beinn Alligin with a couple of teams to attempt the classic Grade IV ice gully of West Coast Boomer on Tom na Gruagaich. “John, Joanne McCandless and Graeme Crowder … Continue reading →

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Alligin’s Unclimbed Face

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Roger Webb had mentioned to me a while back about a big unclimbed face on Beinn Alligin, so on Sunday February 28 we decided to take a look. We knew that Torridon had escaped much of the heavy snow that … Continue reading →

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