Tag Archives: Mike Lates

New Winter Season Finally Underway

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Simon Richardson

It’s been a slow start to the Scottish winter season and most of November has been remarkably mild. There were a couple of short bursts of winter at the end of October when snowed up rock routes in the Northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, New Routes | Tagged Blaven, Mike Lates, Northern Corries, Tilly Cottrell | Comments Off

End of Season Wrap Up

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Simon Richardson

With settled high pressure and cool nights, winter climbing conditions have looked superb over the last month, but with the hills close due to Coronavirus, it is all been rather academic. However. I thought I’d take the opportunity to catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Adrian Gaughan, An Ruadh-Stac, Beinn Alligin, Beinn Eighe, Ben Nevis, Ben Vorlich, Creag an Socach, Damian Granowski, Dave Almond, Gleouriach, Greater Cuillin Traverse, Innaccessible Pinnacle, Jack Brooks, James Seaman, Jamie Hageman, Jamie Skelton, Jo Polak, Jonathan Preston, Kevin Woods, Lucy Spark, Mark Robson, Mike Lates, Mungo Ross, Nathan Adam, Neil Wilson, Peter Nellist, Red Cuillin Traverse, Roger Webb, Sgurr nan Clachan Geala, Sgurr nan Gillean, Simon Richardson, Stac an Fharaidh, Tim Miller, Will Rowland, Winter Munro Round | 1 Comment

New Winter Season Kicks Off In Style

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Simon Richardson

Mike Lates and Stephan Wrede gave the new winter season a flying start on October 28 with a new route on The Cuillin. Tour de Force (VI,6) is situated on the Great Stone Shoot Face on Sgurr Thearlaich. The three-pitch … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes | Tagged Mike Lates, Sgurr Thearlaich, Stephan Wrede, The Cuillin | Comments Off

Skye Winter Festival Report

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Simon Richardson

The seventh Skye Winter Festival was another great success. A short bout of winter at the beginning of the two-week event saw five new routes before the meet resorted to more traditional Cuillin games for the next ten days. Local … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, New Routes | Tagged Blaven, Chris Brown, Dave Bowdler, Lucy Spark, Mark Francis (Beads), Michael Barnard, Mike Lates, Nathan Adam, Pok Siwinski, Sgurr a'Bhasteir, Sgurr Thuilm, The Cuillin | Comments Off

Silver Fox

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Simon Richardson

On November 19, Mike Lates and Sophie Grace Chappell made an excellent early season addition to Coire Lagan in the Cuillin with the first ascent of the 235m-long Silver Fox (V,5). “The long curving fault line from the corrie floor … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes | Tagged Mike Lates, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, Sophie Grace Chappell, The Cuillin | Comments Off

Skye Winter Festival 2016

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Simon Richardson

The Skye Winter Festival is the brainchild of local guide Mike Lates and has become a regular fixture on the winter climbing calendar. The meet is based at the Carbost Inn and has done a huge amount to bring the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes | Tagged Coire a'Ghrunnda, Dave Bowdler, Doug Sutton, James Sutton, Mike Francis, Mike Lates, Pat Ingram, Sgurr Alasdair, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, Sgurr Thearlaich | Comments Off

On The Breadline

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Simon Richardson

Mike Lates, Mark Francis (Beads) and Murdo Nicholson found a good mixed addition in the Cuillin on November 22 when they made the first ascent of The Breadline on the North Face of Am Basteir. “One quick blast of winter … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes | Tagged Mark Francis (Beads), Mike Lates, Murdo Nicholson, The Cuillin | 1 Comment

Skye Winter Climbing Festival

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Simon Richardson

Several folks have commented that I left a bit of a teaser about the Skye Winter Climbing Festival following my post about Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. The festival was an outstanding success with over 20 new routes and only one … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Alison Coull, Ally MacAskill, Ben Weir, Craig Rennie, Doug Sutton, Dylan Coutts, Fiona Murray, James Sutton, Malcolm Morris, Mark Francis (Beads), Michael Barnard, Mike Lates, Mo Barclay, Rory Morris, Stuart Leonard, The Cuillin, Tim Oates | Comments Off

Winter Finally Begins

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Simon Richardson

After a very warm November, the winter season season finally got underway in the first week of December as westerly winds brought snow to the higher tops. As usual, The Northern Corries were the most popular venue and there were … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes, Winter Conditions | Tagged Braeriach, Iain Murray, Jamie Bankhead, Mike Lates, Northern Corries, Roger Everett, Sgurr Thearlaich, Simon Richardson | Comments Off

New Line in Coire na Banachdaich

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Simon Richardson

It’s interesting how different days have yielded better conditions in different parts of the country throughout this prolonged series of storms. On Skye for example, New Year’s Day was the only one with easterly winds forecast, so Mike Lates and … Continue reading →

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