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Tag Archives: Susan Jensen
Following Footsteps?
Roger Everett and I were wrong-footed by logistics, weather forecasts, blocked roads and avalanche-prone slopes throughout the previous weekend. We ended up visiting Lurcher’s Crag on Sunday February 16, which I think was our Plan D! The weather was good, … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Andy Nisbet, Lurcher's Crag, Roger Everett, Simon Richardson, Susan Jensen
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Three Breakfasts at Stac an Fharaidh
“Susan Jensen was up for the weekend and we had climbed at Lurchers Crag on the Saturday,” Andy Nisbet writes. “Now we needed somewhere for a quick hit before the weather came in on the Sunday (January 5). OK, I … Continue reading
A Dog’s Life
“When it’s been raining cats and dogs, where else to go but Lurchers Crag,” Andy Nisbet suggests. “In fact the idea was born when Matt Griffin sent me a photo of the K9 area in order to ask if a … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Adrian Dye, Andy Nisbet, Jonathan Preston, Lurcher's Crag, Matt Griffin, Susan Jensen
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Coire Garbhlach
“The name Coire Garbhlach, meaning a rough place, is remarkably well suited,” Andy Nisbet writes. “There used to be a path of sorts but a big thunderstorm perhaps in the early 90s, washed it all away and just left a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Coire Garbhlach, Jonathan Preston, Susan Jensen
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Boxing Day on Aonach Beag
“Where to go on Boxing Day?” Andy Nisbet asks. “There had been several storms from the west with nearly continuous gales for a couple of weeks. Some had been cold, and some briefly warm, but in general there was loads … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Aonach Beag, Susan Jensen
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Skye Winter Meet
Mike Lates organised a very successful winter climbing meet on Skye from February 3-6. Despite a thaw that stopped all play on the Saturday, good icy conditions were found on three out of four days. On February 3, Paul Cunningham … Continue reading
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Tagged Brendan Croft, Mike Lates, Paul Cunningham, Susan Jensen, The Cuillin
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All Go in the Loch Avon Basin
The hairdryer thaw over Christmas did not completely devastate winter in the Cairngorms, and the Loch Avon Basin was surprisingly busy on Friday December 30. On the Shelter Stone, Postern had a couple of ascents by Iain Small and Susan … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Helen Rennard, Henning Wackerhage, Iain Small, James Edwards, Jonathan Preston, Mark Chadwick, Mark Mosgrove, Shelter Stone, Simon Richardson, Stac an Fharaidh, Stacan Dubha, Susan Jensen
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Book Review – Skye The Cuillin
I’ll start off by stating that I’m not particularly qualified to review this new guidebook. An infrequent visitor to Skye, I’ve only climbed a handful of routes in the Cuillin, and I only finally got around to traversing the Ridge … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Brian Davison, Mike Lates, Skye, Susan Jensen, The Cuillin, Tom Prentice
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The Sting – Finally Repeated After 20 Years!
Winter climbs are like buses. A route waits 20 years for a repeat, and then two come along together! After failing to climb The Sting on Beinn an Socach on the Bridge of Orchy cliffs the previous weekend, Stuart McFarlane … Continue reading
Posted in Repeats
Tagged Creag an Socach, Gary Houston, Iain Small, Sam Burns, Suart McFarlane, Susan Jensen
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Blink And You Miss It
“Blink and You Miss It!” Mark Chadwick exclaimed on Facebook after making a well timed ascent of an attractively rimed Auricle (VI,7) in Coire an Lochain with Duncan Hodgson. Following the Christmas Day thaw and Boxing Day storm, winter conditions … Continue reading →