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Tag Archives: Uisdean Hawthorn
Heavy Flak on Beinn Eighe
Murdoch Jamieson and Uisdean Hawthorn pulled of a notable first winter ascent when they climbed Heavy Flak on Beinn Eighe on February 2. This summer E1 on the Eastern Ramparts was first climbed by Geoff Cohen and Murray Hamilton in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beinn Eighe, Murdoch Jamieson, Uisdean Hawthorn
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Western Highlands Most Sought After Route
I received an intriguing email from Richard Bentley on March 5: “I got the call from Robin at 9pm last night. (He wouldn’t say the route.) Meet at Spean Bridge at 7am. A drive, a boat, a fast stomp in … Continue reading
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Tagged Doug Hawthorn, Ladhar Bheinn, Richard Bentley, Robin Clothier, Uisdean Hawthorn
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Early Season Update
By any measure it’s been a slow start to the season. During the cold snap in November many climbers enjoyed good climbing on the well known early season venues in the Cairngorms and Ben Nevis, but a major thaw followed … Continue reading
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Tagged A' Chralaig, Adam Russell, Ben Nevis, Creagan Cha-no, Lochnagar, Uisdean Hawthorn
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Immortal Memory – Second Ascent
It’s been something of a landmark year on Beinn Eighe with repeats of many hard routes, and on March 3, Murdoch Jamieson, Ian Parnell and Uisdean Hawthorn continued the trend with the second ascent of Immortal Memory (IX,9). “ We … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave MacLeod, Ian Parnell, Murdoch Jamieson, Steve Perry, Uisdean Hawthorn
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A Good Week
Uisdean Hawthorn has had an excellent run of routes in recent days. On February 23 he climbed Tango in the Night (VI,7) on Sgorr Ruadh with Ben Silvestre, and the following day they climbed The Godfather (VIII,8) on Beinn Bhan. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Russell, Beinn Bhan, Ben Silvestre, Ben Wear, Dougie Russell, Guy Robertson, James Sutton, John Smith, Lea MacLeod, Sgorr Ruadh, The Cuillin, Uisdean Hawthorn
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BMC International Winter Meet Report
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
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Vapouriser – Second Ascent
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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Crusade – Second Ascent
On January 9, Iain Small and Uisdean Hawthorn pulled off an important repeat when they made the second ascent of Crusade (VII,8) on Church Door Buttress in Glen Coe. “After climbing up on Church Door Buttress in summer 2013 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bidean nam Bian, Iain Small, Uisdean Hawthorn
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Shadhavar – First Winter Ascent
Iain Small and Uisdean Hawthorn pulled off the ascent of the season so far on December 14 with the first winter ascent of Shadhavar (VIII,9) on Stob Coire nan Lochan in Glen Coe. “After missing the good weather at the … Continue reading
Call Me Ishmael
Uisdean Hawthorn had a remarkable run of routes on Ben Nevis last week. The first three days were a prelude for the main event – a new route on Indicator Wall. But even so, Boomer’s Requiem, Le Panthere Rose, Astral … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Iain Small, Uisdean Hawthorn
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