Tag Archives: Ross Cowie

All Go on Shapeshifter Wall

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Simon Richardson

It’s been busy on Shapeshifter Wall on Lurcher’s Crag in the Cairngorms. The steep three-pitch Shapeshifter (VIII,8) was the brainchild of Steve Perry who made the first ascent with Andy Nisbet and Helen Rennard last January. The route was repeated … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Craig Holden, Creagan Cha-no, Harry Newmark, Lurcher's Crag, Mark Robson, Ross Cowie, Simon Richardson, Steve Elliot | Comments Off

Jenga KerPlunk Finish

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Simon Richardson

On March 31, Pete Davies and Ross Cowie climbed Jenga (VI,7) on Sail Mhor in the Beinn Eighe massif and finished up KerPlunk (VII,7), a spectacular exit on the left wall. The deeply-cut gully of Jenga has an exciting history … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes | Tagged Pete Davies, Ross Cowie, Sail Mhor | 1 Comment

Moonstone Repeated

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Simon Richardson

Pete Davies, Steve Elliott and Ross Cowie made the probable second ascent of Moonstone (VII,7) on Coire nan Camh on February 4. This remote cliff is located 10km south of Loch Laggan on the east face of Meall Garbh, the … Continue reading →

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Snow At Last!

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Simon Richardson

Saturday’s (January 28) snowfall brought many of the higher cliffs into winter condition at the weekend. Ben Nevis was busy with many of the Early Season favorites such as Gargoyle Wall, The Clanger, Cutlass and Sidewinder seeing ascents. Notable ascents … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Andy Munro, Beinn a'Bhuird, Ben Nevis, Braeriach, Carn Etchachan, Helen Rennard, Malcolm Bass, Neil Silver, Paul Figg, Roger Webb, Ross Cowie, Simon Richardson, Sisan Jensen, Steve Elliott | 2 Comments

Avoiding The Sting

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Simon Richardson

Some more details about the three new routes climbed on the right side of Broad Terrace Wall on Creag an Dubh Loch on January 11: First up were Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell who started up the summer line of … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Callum Johnson, Doug Hawthorn, Greg Boswell, Guy Robertson, Iain Small, Nick Bullock, Ross Cowie, Simon Richardson, Uisdean Hawthorn, Will Sim | 2 Comments

Grooverider

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Simon Richardson

Pete Davies, Donie O’Sullivan and Ross Cowie added a little bit of new climbing to the North-East Buttress area of the Ben on Saturday, February 2. “There was excellent snow ice on all the easier angled ground,” Pete told me. … Continue reading →

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