Tag Archives: Blaven

New Winter Season Finally Underway

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Simon Richardson

It’s been a slow start to the Scottish winter season and most of November has been remarkably mild. There were a couple of short bursts of winter at the end of October when snowed up rock routes in the Northern … Continue reading →

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2021 Winter Catch Up

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Simon Richardson

Now that winter is over, and lockdown largely behind us, I have summarised activity from January 4 until the end of the season. The Cuillin: Big news from Skye was the first winter ascent of Mongoose Direct (VIII,8) on Sgurr … Continue reading →

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Canopy on Blaven

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Simon Richardson

Michael Barnard and John MacLeod made one of the finest first winter ascents this season when they ascended Canopy (VI,6), a Severe chimney-line on Blaven. The route was first climbed by Ian Clough and party in a productive Skye trip in 1968. Michael … Continue reading →

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Skye Winter Festival Report

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Simon Richardson

The seventh Skye Winter Festival was another great success. A short bout of winter at the beginning of the two-week event saw five new routes before the meet resorted to more traditional Cuillin games for the next ten days. Local … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, New Routes | Tagged Blaven, Chris Brown, Dave Bowdler, Lucy Spark, Mark Francis (Beads), Michael Barnard, Mike Lates, Nathan Adam, Pok Siwinski, Sgurr a'Bhasteir, Sgurr Thuilm, The Cuillin | Comments Off

Jib on Skye

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind, and chase your dream. When Iain Small and I climbed on Blaven three years ago we were struck by the soaring corner-line of Jib on the north side of The Great … Continue reading →

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First Winter Ascent of The Great Prow

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Iain Small and I were very fortunate to visit Skye last Sunday January 10. The Cuillins looked magnificent in their winter garb, but travel looked difficult with feet of snow and plumes of spindrift on the Ridge. We ploughed up … Continue reading →

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