Tag Archives: Greg Boswell

Two Days – Three Major Repeats

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Well known German climber Ines Papert is visiting with Austrian Charly Fritzer, and it’s all go in the Scottish mountains at the moment! On Wednesday January 26, Ines teamed up with Pete Macpherson made an early ascent of  Daddy Longlegs … Continue reading →

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Historic First On Sight of Happy Tyroleans

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Nineteen-year Greg Boswell is on a roll. Brimming with confidence after a superb recent run of routes, Greg visited Coire an Lochain on Wednesday January 19 and made the first on sight ascent of Happy Tyroleans, the impending corner-line to … Continue reading →

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Greg Boswell’s Magnificent Run of Routes

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Nineteen-year old Greg Boswell has had a remarkable run of routes over the last 20 days or so. Together with his astonishing  first ascent of To Those Who Wait (IX,9) on Ben Nevis, Greg has ticked off some of the … Continue reading →

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To Those Who Wait

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Greg Boswell and Will Sim solved a last great problem on Ben Nevis yesterday (December 31), when they climbed the thin overhanging crack to the left of The Secret. This crack had seen at least one previous attempt and had … Continue reading →

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New Route on Beinn Udhlaidh

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Simon Richardson

On Wednesday (December 8), Greg Boswell and Neil Carnegie made a difficult new addition to Beinn Udhlaidh. The Crooked Smile (VII,7) takes steep mixed ground to the left of The Smirk to gain a hanging ice smear which leads up … Continue reading →

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The Cuillin’s Black Cleft

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Last Thursday (December 2), Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell made the first winter ascent of the Black Cleft on Skye. This well known winter objective lies on Bealach Buttress on Sgurr Mhic Choinnich in the Cuillin and gave a three star … Continue reading →

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Arrochar’s Mammoth New Route

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Yesterday (December 7), Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell pulled off the biggest new route of the season so far, with the first winter ascent of Mammoth, a rarely climbed E3 on the imposing front face of The Brack in Arrochar. … Continue reading →

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Hard New Addition to Lochain

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell added a great late season addition to the Northern Corries last Friday (April 23). The Snow Pimp (VIII,9) takes the crack in the arete right of Hooker’s Corner then continues direct where Conundrum zig-zags about. … Continue reading →

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Second Ascent of Pic’n Mix

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Simon Richardson

On Monday March 29, Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell made the second ascent of Pic’n Mix in the Northern Corries. This fierce (IX,9) was first climbed by Ian Parnell and Tim Emmett in April 2006. The route starts up Never … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis – Ship of Fools Repeated

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Yesterday March 27, Iain Parnell and Greg Boswell made the second ascent of Ship of Fools (VIII,7), high up on Indicator Wall. This quintessential thin ice route takes a series of very thin ice grooves (30 cm wide in places) … Continue reading →

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