Tag Archives: Glen Clova

Bamboozle Buttress

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Simon Richardson

On January 16, Adrian Crofton and I visited Corrie Bonhard in Glen Clova and climbed Bamboozle Buttress (V,6), a direct line up the left-hand of the twin buttresses high up in the corrie. The right-hand buttress was climbed last year … Continue reading →

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Cerro Cairngorm

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Simon Richardson

After the ferocious easterly winds and blizzards on Saturday, Ben Nevis was the logical choice of venue to take advantage of the ridge of high pressure that appeared on Sunday December 27. But I had an inkling that the weather … Continue reading →

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Ramp It Up Ye in Glen Clova

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Simon Richardson

Forrest Templeton and Brian Duthie found a useful poor weather addition to Winter Corrie in Glen Clova on January 18. “We headed down to Glen Clova in the hope of avoiding most of the snow to the west and to … Continue reading →

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Age is Only a Number

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Simon Richardson

When I enquired about Bonhard Buttress in Glen Clova last month, Alex (Tam) Thomson replied to me with details about the first ascent. I was delighted to hear from Tam, as he is something of a Glen Clova pioneer and … Continue reading →

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Silver Threads Among The Gold

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Simon Richardson

Last week’s thaw never made it as far as the North-East of Scotland. I know this only too well as I fell off my bike twice whilst cycling to work on icy roads. As a result, Glen Clova was a … Continue reading →

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Boustie Buttress

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Simon Richardson

“Whilst not quite in the same league as Boggle or Culloden,” Iain Young writes, “John Higham and I enjoyed a fine (civilised, sunny and short) day out in Clova on Saturday December 13. With all ways west and north-west out … Continue reading →

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Grampian Club Buttress

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Simon Richardson

On March 29, Forrest Templeton and Kevin Murphy visited Glen Clova and climbed the buttress between the initial gully of Wildcat Wall and Pinnacle Gully in Winter Corrie. “We started at the bottom of the compact area of buttress to … Continue reading →

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Frozen Forest

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Glen Clova is currently undergoing something of a renaissance at the moment, with a steady stream of quality winter routes being added over the past few seasons. Take Winter Corrie, for example. Long regarded as a venue for easy to … Continue reading →

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Stalingrad

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Brian Duthie and Forrest Templeton made an excellent three-pitch addition to Winter Corrie in Glen Clova on February 2 when they climbed the left corner of the wide stepped square-cut groove right of Sun Rock Blues. (Moon Ice Jazz follows … Continue reading →

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Clova Comes Up Trumps

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Simon Richardson

January 1 was forecast to be a good day in the East, so Henning Wackerhage and I arranged to meet up in Glen Clova. We both had (party) commitments the night before which we meant we couldn’t meet up before … Continue reading →

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