Hoping to get one last route in before Crimbo, Adam and I headed into a very busy Coire an t’Sneachda yesterday to find most of the buttresses in lean but ok climbing condition. There was snow and ice on all the ledges, the turf was frozen solid and there was a good build up in …
Above; Adam soloing the ice pitch Below; Me entering the crux moves of Hookers Corner Yet another succesfull day in Lochain. Adam and I ventured up into the gorms today decpite the 60-70mph winds and the driving rain we where psyched to get somthing done. As we entered the mouth of the coire we saw …
Left; Me thrutching almost over Below; James Seconding First Pitch Back in Lochain today with James Dunn, conditions were looking good everywhere. We decided to get on Savage Slit which was buried under a good helping of rime; which made gear hard to find and meant lots of clearing. It was a good route with …
Left: Me negotiating the roof on the first pitch Left:Adam Just getting established in the crack of the second pitch Below:Neil making a bid for freedom on the last pitch Today Adam Hughes, Neil McGeachy, and I did Fallout Corner in Coire an Lochain. All the buttresses where in perfect condition, fully rimed and snow …
Me getting down and dirty on the steep first pitch. Euan after the super powerfull moves on the steep arete at the start of the third pitch. Yesterday Euan and I went into Coire An Lochain and did The Migrant. The whole coire was in perfect climbing condition, all the rock was well rimed and …
James Just Before he set up a belay Today James Dunn and I where out in Coire An T-Sneachda. Most of the buttresses were black with a couple of routes arguably climbable, eg. invernookie and the seam but the only route in the whole Coire that looked worth doing was the ice pitch at the …
Euan leading first pitch. Me leading second pitch. Today Euan and I did The Hoarmaster in Corie An Lochain. The conditions were very wintery and there was a lot of build up on the route which made the climbing conditions hard. But despite the heavy build up, Euan put on a good show when he …
Yesterday I led Fast and Furious (D10+). After a couple of days working the moves on this route I finaly got the redpoint yesterday. I am well Psyched that I got the route and now that I’ve done it im just looking forward to a good winter full of climbing.
