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Tag Archives: Lurcher’s Crag
An Ice Surprise
Dave Riley and Andy Harrison had an excellent day on Lurcher’s Crag on February 25. They climbed a continuous run of ice between Central and Diamond gullies up the highest part of the crag resulting in the 365m-long An Ice … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Andy Harrison, Dave Riley, Lurcher's Crag
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Lurcher’s Repeats
Nathan Adam has had a busy winter so far, notching up some excellent ascents in the West and East. Here he describes a couple of early repeats on Lurcher’s Crag: “Yesterday (January 9) we had a grand day on Rottweiler … Continue reading
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Tagged Louis Kennedy, Lurcher's Crag, Nathan Adam
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All Go on Shapeshifter Wall
It’s been busy on Shapeshifter Wall on Lurcher’s Crag in the Cairngorms. The steep three-pitch Shapeshifter (VIII,8) was the brainchild of Steve Perry who made the first ascent with Andy Nisbet and Helen Rennard last January. The route was repeated … Continue reading
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Tagged Craig Holden, Creagan Cha-no, Harry Newmark, Lurcher's Crag, Mark Robson, Ross Cowie, Simon Richardson, Steve Elliot
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Berserker
Jamie Skelton and Dave Almond had an excellent two days climbing in Northern Cairngorms last week that resulted in an early repeat of The Snowpimp (VIII,9) in Coire and Lochain and a new route on Lurcher’s Crag. Berserker (VI,8) takes … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Almond, Jamie Skelton, Lurcher's Crag, Northern Corries
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First Grade VIII for Lurcher’s
On January 20 Steve Perry, Helen Rennard and Andy Nisbet put up the first Grade VIII on Lurcher’s Crag with their ascent of Shapeshifter. This route was a long-term project for Steve who had attempted this prominent line last season. … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Helen Rennard, Lurcher's Crag, Steve Perry
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Lurching Towards One Hundred Routes
“OK, you need to count variations to make that true, but the three figures for Lurcher’s Crag has come a lot closer this week during snowy conditions when all the steep walls have been rimed,” Andy Nisbet writes. “In the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Jonathan Preston, Kacper Tekieli, Lurcher's Crag, Sandy Allan
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Hot Ice
“What a great spell of weather, for winter climbers anyway,” Andy Nisbet writes. “ And frozen turf on crags near the road, crags suitable for the ‘older climber’. But now on Monday December 18, the cold spell was ending, with … Continue reading
Lurching About In The Powder
“It’s early season on Cairn Gorm,” Andy Nisbet writes. “I had done a couple of versions of the Fiacaill Ridge from Sneachda earlier in the month, and now routes were frozen. Not much snow, but enough to keep us happy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Jonathan Preston, Lurcher's Crag, Sandy Allan, Steve Perry
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Cat and Mouse
The cat and mouse game of finding good winter climbing conditions continues. The forecast icy blast on New Years Day promised much for January 2, but the snowfall was significantly less than predicted and mainly limited to the Cairngorms and … Continue reading →