Tag Archives: Tom Livingstone

Livingstone On a Roll

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Simon Richardson

It has been a challenging season so far with limited snow during the first part of the winter and a continuous run of storms through January and February. High standard climbing and new route activity has been (literally) thin on … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Repeats | Tagged An Teallach, Beinn Eighe, Ben Nevis, Callum Johnson, Ella Wright, Matt Glenn, Northern Corries, Stob Coire nan Lochan, Tim Exley, Tom Livingstone, Tom Seccombe | 4 Comments

Slovenian Exchange

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Simon Richardson

From February 12 to 19, eight Slovenian climbers visited Scotland and teamed up with British climbers to sample the ‘delights’ of Scottish winter. They caught the end of the February cold snap and enjoyed excellent mixed climbing for the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Repeats | Tagged Andrej Jez, Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Ian Parnell, Lost Valley Buttress, Marko Prezelj, Matija Volontar, Nick Colton, Stob Coire nan Lochan, Tom Livingstone, Will Harris | Comments Off

BMC International Winter Meet Report

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Simon Richardson

The Weather Gods did not smile kindly on the BMC International Winter Meet that was held at Glenmore Lodge from January 24 to January 30. Over 35 guests from 30 different countries were teamed up with UK hosts and let … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Andy Nisbet, Becky McGovern, Beinn Eighe, Ben Nevis, Dave Almond, Dave Garry, Erik Eisele, Ian Parnell, Ian Welsted, Luka Strazar, Michael Rinn, Nick Colton, Northern Corries, Raphael Slawinski, Simon Richardson, Stac na h-Iolaire, Stob Coire nan Lochan, Tom Livingstone, Uisdean Hawthorn | 2 Comments

Vapouriser – Second Ascent

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Simon Richardson

Uisdean Hawthorn and Tom Livingstone pulled off an important second ascent on January 16 when they repeated Vapouriser (VIII,8) on Creag an Dubh Loch in the Southern Cairngorms. “Tom didn’t arrive in Perth until 10:30pm,” Uisdean explained. “I had been … 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 →

Posted in Repeats | Tagged Ben Nevis, Pete Harrison, Simon Frost, Tom Livingstone | Comments Off

Inception on Ben Nevis

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Simon Richardson

On February 17 Steve Holmes and Duncan Curry added a good mixed route to Secondary Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis. The 95m-long Inception (V,7) climbs the left edge of the inset area of crag between Douglas Gap West Gully and … Continue reading →

Posted in New Routes, Repeats | Tagged Ben Nevis, Duncan Curry, Pete Harrison, Steve Holmes, Tom Livingstone | Comments Off

The Beat

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Simon Richardson

Tom Livingstone and Dave Almond had a very successful four days climbing in Glen Coe and on the Ben earlier in January. The weather was particularly wild that week, but even so, they succeeded on Un Poco Loco (VII,7 – … Continue reading →

Posted in Repeats | Tagged Ben Nevis, Bidean nan Bian, Dave Almond, Tom Livingstone | Comments Off