Tag Archives: Nick Bullock

Ride of the Wild Bullhorn

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Simon Richardson

On Friday December 16, Nick Bullock and Dougal Tavener climbed a new route on Ben Nevis to the left of The Pretender – a line added by Nick with Andy Turner and Bruce Poll to the East Flank of Tower … Continue reading →

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West Central Gully… New Line Shocker!

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Simon Richardson

I received an intriguing email from Pete Benson last week… Hi Simon I have just been looking through my photos of last year with Guy [Robertson] of West Central Gully [on Beinn Eighe], and he was confused. “Did you not … Continue reading →

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Godzilla

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Pete Benson, Nick Bullock, and Guy Robertson added another demanding route to the Giant’s Wall on Beinn Bhan on Monday March 14. Godzilla (it was something of a monster) takes a direct line to join the last two pitches of … Continue reading →

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The Pretender

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Simon Richardson

On Thursday February 17, Nick Bullock, Andy Turner and Bruce Poll visited Ben Nevis and added a challenging new route to the East Flank of Tower Ridge. The Pretender (VII,9) lies on the buttress to the right of The Great … Continue reading →

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Second Ascent of The Great Corner

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Nick Bullock and Rich Cross visited Ben Nevis on last Tuesday (8th February) intent on making an ascent of Centurion on Carn Dearg. Unfortunately the route was not white enough for a winter ascent so they continued along to Raeburn’s … Continue reading →

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Shelter Stone Double Tick

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Nick Bullock had a remarkable two days’ climbing on the Shelter Stone, two weekends ago. “Last weekend I was at Glenmore Lodge to present a lecture to the AMI AGM on the Saturday night,” Nick told me. “The plan was … Continue reading →

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New Routes on The Douglas Boulder

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Simon Richardson

Nick Bullock has been busy on the front face of The Douglas Boulder on Ben Nevis. With Matt Helliker he made the first winter ascent of Nutless with a new Direct Start at VI,7 and the pair also added Rutless … Continue reading →

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Minus One Direct

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Simon Richardson

On Wednesday March 10, Guy Robertson, Pete Benson and Nick Bullock made a stunning winter addition to the Minus Face by following a line approximating to the four star summer E1 classic Minus One Direct. The trio followed the footsteps … Continue reading →

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