Tag Archives: Simon Frost

Three Excellent Early Repeats

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Simon Richardson

“Having waited for what seemed forever for winter to turn up Simon Frost and myself drove up from Liverpool on January 20,” Dave Almond writes. “After a 4.30am start to walk over to Shelterstone to find it looking black we … Continue reading →

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More Third Ascents

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Simon Richardson

Following his ascents of Swallow Tail Pillar and Smokestack Lightnin’ Variations, Dave Almond made another couple of important repeats in the Northern Corries with Simon Frost and Helen Rennard. “On December 13, Simon [Frost]and I were joined by Helen Rennard … Continue reading →

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Smokestack Lightnin’ Variations

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Simon Richardson

After making the third ascent of Swallow Tail Pillar with Ian Parnell, Dave Almond teamed up with Simon Frost on Saturday December 12 and climbed a couple of notable variations to Smokestack Lightnin’ (VI,7) on Fiacaill Buttress. This challenging route … Continue reading →

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The Shroud, The Secret and More

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Simon Richardson

Following his successful Scottish hit in January, Tom Livingstone had another superb run of routes in February. Tom takes up the story: “Pete Harrison and I were keen for two weeks of hard mixed climbing, ideally in the North West … Continue reading →

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Training and Patience

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Simon Richardson

With the late start to the season, high standard ascents have been quite rare so far this winter, so I was delighted to hear that Dave Almond and Graham Dawson made an ascent of The Secret (VIII,9) on Ben Nevis … Continue reading →

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BMC Winter Meet – North-West Highlands

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Simon Richardson

The gales that raged throughout the BMC Winter Meet prompted many team to visit the North-West Highlands to seek some shelter from the South-East winds. This proved to be an unexpected bonus, as the Torridon Mountains were in excellent winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Adam Booth, An Teallach, Andy Inglis, Beinn Bhan, Beinn Eighe, Dave Almond, Felix Sattelberger, Fuar Tholl, Greg Boswell, Gustav Mellgren, Gwylim Lynn, Ian Parnell, Jon Walsh, Kenro Nakajima, Kenshi Imai, Liathach, Martin Zumer, Meall Gorm, Michal Sabovcik, Michelle Kadatz, Neil Adams, Neil Silver, Nejc Marcic, Nick Bullock, Nick Wallis, Olov Isaksson, Piotr Sulowski, Simon Frost, Tito Arosio, Will Sim | Comments Off

BMC Winter Meet – Lochnagar Update

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Simon Richardson

Several teams made the cross-Cairngorm roller coaster drive from Glenmore Lodge to Lochnagar during the BMC Winter Meet. On Tuesday January 24, Nick Bullock and US climber Bayard Russell climbed Trail of Tears (VII,8) on the Tough Brown Face. The … Continue reading →

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BMC Winter Meet – Ben Nevis Update

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Simon Richardson

The BMC Winter Meet visited Ben Nevis en masse on Friday January 27 and came away with an impressive haul of routes including Sioux Wall, Smith’s Route, Darth Vader, Babylon, North-East Buttress, Tower Ridge, Gargoyle Wall, Tower Face of the … Continue reading →

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Lochnagar Update

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Simon Richardson

Fresh from their outstanding success on Stone Temple Pilots on the Shelter Stone, Greg Boswell and Will Sim visited Lochnagar on Sunday December 18. Their intention was to make the second ascent of Crazy Sorrow (IX,10), which received its first … Continue reading →

Posted in Repeats | Tagged Dave Almond, Donnie O'Sullivan, Greg Boswell, Lochnagar, Pete Davies, Simon Frost, Tim Marsh, Will Sim | 7 Comments

Gathering in Y Gully

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Simon Richardson

On Monday February 28, Guy Robertson visited Coire an Lochain with Pete Macpherson and climbed the obvious counter-diagonal to Pic’n Mix, which takes the front face of the steep tower high up Y Gully. Guy had tried the line with … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Dave Garry, Guy Robertson, Northern Corries, Pete Harrison, Pete MacPherson, Simon Frost | 1 Comment