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Tag Archives: Robin Clothier
The Winter’s First New Routes
More details on the Huntington-Clothier direct ascent of Pinnacle Arete climbed on October 23 on Ben Nevis reported in Tuesday’s post. Rather than follow the normal winter line, which moves right on the second pitch into a corner on the … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Alex Kelly, Andy Huntington, Andy Nisbet, Ben Nevis, Northern Corries, Robin Clothier
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Final Fling?
On Sunday April 18, Guy Robertson and I made a late season trip to the Ben. After a late start and failure on Plan A, we arrived under the headwall of Observatory Buttress at about 2pm in the afternoon. We … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Ben Nevis, Guy Robertson, Nick Harper, Observatory Buttress, Robin Clothier, Simon Richardson
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Ben Nevis – Ship of Fools Repeated
Yesterday March 27, Iain Parnell and Greg Boswell made the second ascent of Ship of Fools (VIII,7), high up on Indicator Wall. This quintessential thin ice route takes a series of very thin ice grooves (30 cm wide in places) … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Ben Nevis, Greg Boswell, Iain Small, Ian Parnell, Indicator Wall, Nick Harper, Robin Clothier, Tony Stone
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Scotland’s Finest Ice Cliff?
The vertical basalt cliffs of Coire Scamadal on the north side of The Storr in Skye are dripping wet most of the year but have the potential to be a natural ice trap. Facing north-east, and easily visible from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alasdair Fulton, Andy Huntington, Ben Weir, Coire Scamadal, Doug Hawthorn, James Sutton, Martin Welch, Mike Lates, Robin Clothier, Skye, Stewart Anderson
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