Tag Archives: Martin Moran

Technical 10 Hits the North-West!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Top team Martin Moran and Pete Macpherson made a stunning addition to Beinn Eighe on Tuesday (January 11) when they made the first winter ascent of King of the Swingers on the Far East Wall. This E3 6b, which takes … Continue reading →

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New IX,9 for An Teallach

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Martin Moran and Murdo Jamieson climbed an exceptional new route on An Teallach on December 23 . Martin told me afterwards that this route “is definitely one of the best I’ve done.” The Wailing Wall (IX,9) takes the left-hand side … Continue reading →

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Feast of the East

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Martin Moran, Murdo Jamieson and Francis Blunt pulled off a magnificent route on Sunday (December 19) with the first winter ascent of Feast of the East on the Eastern Ramparts of Beinn Eighe. In a remarkably efficient ascent, Murdo climbed … Continue reading →

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The God Delusion Repeated!

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Martin Moran and Pete Macpherson repeated The God Delusion (IX,9) on Beinn Bhan yesterday (December 8 ) in a 21-hour round trip. They used snow shoes for the approach and started climbing at 8am. They climbed the route in nine … Continue reading →

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Shadbolt’s Chimney

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Yesterday (December 2), Pete Macpherson, Martin Moran and Francis Blunt made the first winter ascent of Shadbolt’s Chimney on the Bhasteir Tooth on Skye. This 50m-high fierce slit on the north face of the Tooth was first climbed by Shadbolt … Continue reading →

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The Secret Repeated Again

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Yesterday (November 23), Pete Macpherson and Martin Moran made an ascent of The Secret on Ben Nevis. This modern test-piece, high on Creag Coire na Ciste overlooking Number Three Gully, was first climbed in December 2007 by Andy Turner, Steve … Continue reading →

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Hard New Test-Piece for the Northern Corries

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Simon Richardson

I’d heard rumours on the grapevine of a hard new addition in Coire an t-Sneachda by Pete MacPherson and Martin Moran on Saturday (November 13), so I was delighted when Pete contacted me last night with details of their ascent. … Continue reading →

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New Season Underway!

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Simon Richardson

The new season began on Wednesday October 20 with an ascent of the classic Savage Slit (V,6) in Coire an Lochain by Helen Rennard and Andy Nisbet. An early start meant they were first on the route that had another … Continue reading →

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Fear of the Cold and Dark

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Iain Small and Pete MacPherson are on a roll. On Tuesday March 2 they visited the Eastern Ramparts on Beinn Eighe and came away with a new VIII,8 – Fear of the Cold and Dark. They started up the summer … Continue reading →

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An Teallach Exploration

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Simon Richardson

An Teallach has seen some great new additions recently. On January 21 Martin Moran and Pete MacPherson climbed The Silver Fox (VII,8), which takes the slabby wall on the left side of Hayfork Gully starting from just below the gully … Continue reading →

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