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Tag Archives: Martin Moran
Boggle First Winter Ascent
Last week’s ferocious storms relented on Saturday December 13 providing a well-timed weather window before a quick thaw on Sunday. The fast onset of winter made venue choice tricky, as lying snow had insulated unfrozen turf, and there were deep … Continue reading
Diedre of the Sorrows – Early Repeat
Pete Macpherson and Martin Moran added to their long list of cutting edge ascents with an ascent of Diedre of the Sorrows (VIII,8) on Lochnagar’s Tough-Brown Face on January 11. This much-celebrated route was first climbed by Dougie Dinwoodie and … Continue reading
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
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Ben Nevis, Guy Stephen, Iain Small, Keith Ball, Kenny Grant, Martin Moran, Pete MacPherson, Tony Stone
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Suspended Animation
“After a four-week layoff due to cold and chest infection,” Pete Macpherson writes, “I ventured out (on January 16) with Mr Moran in the hope of a relatively easy day. Big objectives were out of the question due to my … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Beinn Bhan, Martin Moran, Pete MacPherson
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Steeple – Third Winter Ascent
The Shelter Stone has been in good conditions over the past few days with ascents of the classic mixed routes Sticil Face (V,6) and Postern (VI,6). Big news however is the third winter ascent of the summer E2 Steeple on … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Martin Moran, Pete MacPherson, Shelter Stone
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Rudolf – First Winter Ascent
Murdo Jamieson and Martin Moran had a great day on Beinn Eighe on Monday January 23 with the first winter ascent of Rudolf (VIII,8/9) on the Far East Wall. “Conditions were just right after three days of humid cool weather,” … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Beinn Eighe, Martin Moran, Murdo Jamieson
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Touching The Stone
The 250m-high Shelter Stone Crag in the Loch Avon Basin has been in superb mixed condition over the last couple of weeks. ‘The Stone’ is one of Scotlands’s greatest cliffs and is home to a series of winter routes that … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Jim Higgins, Martin Moran, Murdo Jamieson, Neil Adams, Shelter Stone
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The Winter Blue Lamppost
Pete Macpherson and Martin Moran visited Meall Gorm in Applecross on Wednesday December 7. They thought this easily accessible, and relatively low-lying crag was the only place to go without getting blown away, but even so, Martin’s van was rocked … Continue reading
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Tagged Applecross, Martin Moran, Pete MacPherson
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Corner Time on Druim Shionnach
On Wednesday January 19, Martin Moran and Pete Macpherson added a good new route to Druim Shionnach in Glen Shiel. “We’re not sure what the name is yet,” Pete told me, “but it goes up the big left-facing corner which … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Druim Shionnach, Martin Moran, Pete MacPherson
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Martin Moran (1955 – 2019)
Last year was a terrible period for Scottish mountaineering with Andy Nisbet and Steve Perry’s accident in February, and then three months later, Martin Moran was lost in the Indian Himalayas. Personally, I found it difficult to reconcile that three great … Continue reading →