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Tag Archives: Callum Johnson
International Winter Meet Day 3
First of all, the big news from yesterday (February 24) was a new route on Minus Two Buttress on Ben Nevis by Maarten Van Haeren (Canada) and Andy Inglis. Calculus (VIII,8) takes a line directly through the overhangs that girdle … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Andy Inglis, Beinn Eighe, Ben Nevis, Buachaille Etive Mor, Callum Johnson, Creag an Socach, Dave Almond, Lukas Klingora, Maarten Van Haeren, Neil Adams, Peter Hoang, Richard Bentley, Seokju Woo, Stob Coire nan Lochan, Trym Saeland
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Crack of Dawn Second Ascent
Callum Johnson and Andy MacKinnon pulled off a major repeat on February 13 when they made the second ascent of Crack of Dawn (VII,8) on Sgurr Mhic Choinnich on Skye. Callum, who has had a very productive February with a … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Andy MacKinnon, Callum Johnson, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich
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All Go High Up in the West
Temperatures warmed up during the second half of last week, but on the high crags in the West winter hung on, and some excellent routes were climbed. On Stob Coire an Laoigh, the modern classic Taliballan (V,6) had several ascents … Continue reading
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Tagged Ali Rose, Aonach Beag, Ben Nevis, Callum Johnson, Garry Campbell, Iain Ballantyne, Nathan Adam, Stob Coire an Laoigh
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Boggle and More…
When I saw Mairi Ri’s beautiful photo of Uisdean Hawthorn and Murdoch Jamieson repeating Boggle (VIII,8) on December 26 I wanted to put it on scottishwinter.com as soon as possible. But Uisdean has been so busy on the hill I … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Beinn Eighe, Ben Nevis, Callum Johnson, Murdoch Jamieson, Uisdean Hawthorn
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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
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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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Take the Throne
The first new route climbed on Creag an Dubh Loch’s Broad Terrace Wall on January 11 to be named is Take the Throne by Uisdean Hawthorn and Callum Johnson. This superb looking ice line takes the rib left of Sword … Continue reading
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Tagged Callum Johnson, Doug Hawthorn, Iain Small, Uisdean Hawthorn
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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
International Winter Meet Day 1
After twelve months of planning, the 2020 International Winter Meet finally got underway last night when 55 climbers from 23 countries met at Aviemore Youth Hostel. After a slow start to the winter, the February storms have magically transformed the … Continue reading →