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Tag Archives: Donald King
Church Door Angels
Donald King, Mike Pescod and Andy Nelson made the first ascent of Angels (VIII,9), an excellent new mixed route on the front face of Church Door Buttress on Bidean nam Bian in Glen Coe on January 13. Conditions were good … Continue reading
Point Blank Repeats
Saturday March 16 was a landmark day on Observatory Buttress with two repeats of the legendary Point Blank (VII,6) and two new routes on the buttress itself. Point Blank, which takes the steep rib bounding the right side of Point … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Ben Nevis, Donald King, Doug Hawthorn, Robin Clothier, Tim Neill, Uisdean Hawthorn
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Early Repeat of The Good Groove and Much More…
Every season I receive an exciting email or two from Tim Neill recounting his latest adventures in the Scottish Highlands. It’s always a long list of impressive new routes and repeats, which is very fitting, because Tim’s enthusiasm for winter … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Beinn Bhan, Beinn Eighe, Ben Nevis, Buachaille Etive Mor, Donald King, Keith Ball, Matt Stygall, Meall Gorm, Tim Neill
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Engineer’s Crack – First Winter Ascent
On Friday January 25, Donald King and Mike Pescod notched up a significant first winter ascent in Glen Coe by climbing Engineer’s Crack on Buachaille Etive Mor. Engineer’s Crack lies on the north-east side of Crowberry ridge (to the right … Continue reading
That Was The Week That Was
Last week (December 10-14) was undoubtedly the week of the winter so far. Heavy snowfall was consolidated by a mini-thaw the previous weekend followed by stable cold weather with no wind and blue skies. Several of the major events have … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Blair Fyffe, Dave Almond, Donald King, Glen Coe, Guy Steven, Helen Rennard, John Orr, Ken Applegate, Kenny Grant, Scott Kirkhope, Shelter Stone, Skye
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Satyr – First Winter Ascent
Big news from Glen Coe is the outstanding first winter ascent of Satyr by Donald King and Andy Nelson on December 7. Satyr was first climbed in September 1973 by the great Sheffield-based climber Paul Nunn together with Jack Street … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Topos
Tagged Andy Nelson, Donald King, Stob Coire nan Lochan
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The Hardest Ice Route in Scotland?
Dave MacLeod has had a productive week in Glen Coe coming away with five difficult new ice climbs. On January 8 he visited the crag right of Chancellor Gully low down on the south side of the Aonach Eagach and … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Aonach Dubh, Blair Fyffe, Dave MacLeod, Donald King, Glen Coe, Sam Wood
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