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Tag Archives: Helen Rennard
More Third Ascents
Following his ascents of Swallow Tail Pillar and Smokestack Lightnin’ Variations, Dave Almond made another couple of important repeats in the Northern Corries with Simon Frost and Helen Rennard. “On December 13, Simon [Frost]and I were joined by Helen Rennard … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Dave Almond, Helen Rennard, Northern Corries, Simon Frost
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Goodeve’s Buttress
Sunday March 15 was a glorious day on Ben Nevis. The sun shone and the air was crystal clear. After last week’s thaw the snow had re-frozen into hard neve, and the high-level ice routes were in superb condition. The … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Ben Nevis, Helen Rennard, Simon Richardson
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Red Dragon
On February 26 Helen Rennard and Dave MacLeod added a new mixed test-piece to the Ben. Helen takes up the story: “Dave and I headed into the Ben. We didn’t have a definite plan and it was more a case … Continue reading
A Fiddling We Go…
Helen Rennard scored a notable double on the Fhidhleir last week with ascents of Castro and the Fhidhleir’s Nose. Helen takes up the story: “Simon Yearsley and I were free to go climbing on January 19, and with the very … Continue reading
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Tagged Helen Rennard, Neil Silver, Sgurr an Fhidhleir, Simon Davidson, Simon Yearsley
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Tenterhooks on Ben Nevis
Choosing where to climb this weekend was a tough call after the devastating New Year thaw. With temperatures only dropping on Friday, it was difficult to figure out how much it had snowed, and where, and whether the turf had … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Munro, Ben Nevis, Helen Rennard, James Richardson, Roger Webb, Simon Richardson
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Twisted – Second Ascent
“Back in November Harry Holmes, Dan Tait and I went into Stob Coire nan Lochan in Glen Coe with the aim of making the second ascent of Twisted, a three-pitch three star VII,7 to the left of Chimney Route put … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Almond, Helen Rennard, Stob Coire nan Lochan
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Turkish Delight
Malcolm Bass, Helen Rennard and Simon Yearsley had an excellent day on Ben Nevis on Saturday January 4, when they made the first winter ascent of Turkish (VII,7) on Number Five Gully Buttress. “Since climbing Free Range with Jim Higgins … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Helen Rennard, Malcolm Bass, Simon Yearsley
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Day of The Doctor
On Saturday November 23, Simon Yearsley and Helen Rennard added a new route to North Trident Buttress on Ben Nevis. Simon takes up the story: “Over the weekend, freezing levels seemed hard to predict, with anything from 900m to 1100m … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Helen Rennard, Simon Yearsley
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All Eyes on The Ben
If last weekend’s activity is anything to go by, Ben Nevis has taken over from the Northern Corries as the venue of choice for high standard early season mixed. Harry Holmes and Dan Tait set the tone on Thursday November … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Inglis, Ben Nevis, Blair Fyffe, Dan Tait, Erick Baillot, Harry Holmes, Helen Rennard, Iain Small, Neil Adams, Pete MacPherson, Richard Bentley, Robin Clothier, Tony Stone
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New Winter Season Kicks Off
Strong westerlies brought the first real snows of the 2013/214 Scottish winter season during the last days of October. There are rumours of an ascent of Fingers Ridge (IV,4) in Coire an t-Sneachda during the first snowfalls last week, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Cairn Gorm, Dave McGimpsey, Duncan Hodgson, Helen Rennard, Mark Chadwick, Northern Corries, Simon Yearsley
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