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Tag Archives: Keith Ball
All Go on The Godfather
In a similar vein to the two ascents of The Needle in a weekend in January, The Godfather (VIII,8) on Beinn Bhan in Applecross had three ascents in the space of five days last week. Helen Rennard takes up the … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Beinn Bhan, Dave Almond, Helen Rennard, Keith Ball, Tim Neill
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The Crack – Second Ascent
Dave Rudkin and Keith Ball notched up an important repeat on Ben Nevis on February 21 when they made the second ascent of The Crack (VIII,8). This HVS summer line takes the striking crack system running up the front face … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevs, Dave Rudkin, Keith Ball
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Tried and Tested in Glen Coe
Andy Nelson, Kenny Grant and Keith Ball added an excellent mixed route to Central Buttress on Stob Coire nan Lochan on December 29. “We climbed the chimney-corner formed by the spur of Central Buttress and the wall of Satyr at … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nelson, Keith Ball, Kenny Grant, Stob Coire nan Lochan
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Avenging Angel, Alternative Start
Although this year’s December weather is proving to be unusually mild, there was a brief burst of cold air at the end of last week which produced a flurry of activity on Ben Nevis. Three notable ascents took place on … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Guy Stephen, Iain Small, Keith Ball, Kenny Grant, Martin Moran, Pete MacPherson, Tony Stone
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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
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Tagged Beinn Bhan, Beinn Eighe, Ben Nevis, Buachaille Etive Mor, Donald King, Keith Ball, Matt Stygall, Meall Gorm, Tim Neill
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Raven’s Gully – Recent Ascents
I was intrigued last week, by a brief mention on UK Climbing that a team had made a rare ascent of Raven’s Gully with the Direct Finish in Glen Coe on February 8. It turned out it was Plas y … Continue reading
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Tagged Buachaille Etive Mor, Crag Jones, Dave Rudkin, Keith Ball, Stephen Reid, Tim Neill
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The Survivor – Second Ascent
On Sunday December 2, Guy Steven, Keith Ball and Ewan Rodgers (third time in crampons!) made the second ascent of The Survivor on Ben Nevis. Guy described it as “a fantastic route – we really had to stretch the legs!” … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Ewan Rodgers, Guy Steven, Keith Ball
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End of Season Catch Up
Now the winter season is finally over (yes, it was still going strong four weeks ago in the Cairngorms), I’m conscious that there are several notable routes I have not reported. Although I strive to cover significant events through the … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Charly Fritzer, Dani Arnold, Dave Almond, Dave MacLeod, Duncan Tunstall, Guy Robertson, Keith Ball, Matthias Wurzer, Nick Bullock, Pete MacPherson, Tim Neill
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Crawling Round Meagaidh
Collectors of Cold Climbs routes will be interested in the email I’ve just received from Tim Neill: “Keith Ball and I thought about Ben Alder for Monday just past too! It was such a nice day, but probably the best … Continue reading
Two in a Row for Neill and Ball
On Saturday January 29 (the day after their repeat of Storm Trooper), Tim Neill and Keith Ball returned to Creag Coire na Ciste on Ben Nevis. “While on the belay [of Storm Trooper] we kept looking at the lines in … Continue reading