48 Artikel zum Suchbegriff "Viii"

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INTERVIEW: Boswell & MacLeod on The Hurting & More

[25.02.2011] Greg Boswell has recently repeated The Hurting (XI,11) on the Fiacall Buttress at Coire an t-Sneachda in the Cairngorms.Following on from our initial news item last week, we now have more details on Greg's ascent, as well as thoughts from first ascension [...] mehr »

INTERVIEW: Greg Boswell - Hard New Scottish Routes

[01.01.2011] FA of "The Crooked Smile"Greg Boswell, Dec 2010© Sean BellIt's been a good winter. Conditions have been superb, new routes have been coming in thick and fast and one person's UKC Logbook is particularly impressive.The young Scottish climbe [...] mehr »

Macpherson & Moran Repeat The Secret + New VIII,9

[26.11.2010] Martin on first pitch of FA Omerta VIII,9© petemacpherson, Nov 2010Pitch 2 The Secret VIII,9© petemacpherson, 23 Nov 2010Winter is here on UKClimbing.comPete Macpherson and Martin Moran have been out making good use of the early season cold sna [...] mehr »

Ben Nevis - Early Season New Routes

[01.11.2010] News from Ben Nevis of some impressive early season ascents, including at least one hard new route in very challenging conditions. Steve Ashworth takes up the story:Ben Nevis put up a pretty good fight through the weekend. Climbing conditions were best hi [...] mehr »

Erfolgreicher Roadtrip durch Schottland für Ines Papert

[07.03.2010] "You are so lucky, scotland`s winter climbs are in perfect conditions." Mit diesen Worten empfängt Top-Alpinist Ian Parnell aus Großbritannien das Team rund um Ines Papert in seinem Heimatland. mehr »

Dirty Dry-Tooler Named and Shamed

[01.03.2010] Pete 'dirty dry-tooler' Macpherson on Redemption VIII,7UKC News, Mar 2010© Guy RobertsonPete 'classic scratcher' Macpherson waves for the camera...UKC News, Mar 2010© Guy RobertsonThere has been much debate on the UKC forums of late concerning [...] mehr »

Welsh Winter Frenzy..Two Fat Ladies

[28.02.2010] From dmmclimbing.comWelsh Winter Super VIIIs Simon Frost belaying Dave Garry up the first pitch of Erazerhead, Clogwyn Du, during the first ascent.UKC News© Phil DowthwaiteOver a period of five days, two first ascents have been made at VIII and an VI [...] mehr »

Papert, Gariepy and Audibert Do Scottish Winter

[27.02.2010] Whilst already discussed in the UKC forums, here is a run down of German climber Ines Papert, and Quebec climbers Audrey Gariepy and Mathieu Audibert's winter climbing trip to Scotland.Ines Papert on pitch 3 of Blood Sweat and Frozen TearsUKC News, 27 Fe [...] mehr »

The Past is Close Behind - VIII,8

[24.02.2010] Rob Jarvis of Highmountainguides reports on the new Ben Nevis VIII,8 - The Past is Close Behind.Blair Fyffe foraging for a hook, a hold, some turf, ice, neve....anything...on the tough 3rd pitch of the Past is Close Behind,Rob Jarvis, 18 Feb 2010© Bl [...] mehr »

New VIII,8 on the Black Ladders, Wales

[22.02.2010] Ysgolion Duon (Black Ladders), Cwm Llafar.© Dave Dear, Jan 2010Chris Parkin and Pete Harrison have climbed a new route on the in vogue Black Ladders, North Wales.Reported on the V12 Outdoor site:Tora Bora (VIII 8, 6, 4, 5) takes a line between Broke [...] mehr »

Hard Welsh Winter Repeats

[28.12.2009] Ian Parnell and Rich Cross on Travesty, VIII,8 - © mynyddresident, 23 Dec 2009On what has become Wales' premier mixed crag, Clogwyn Du, seasoned winter campaigner Andy Turner has made the second ascent of the feared test-piece Cracking Up (IX,9) and conf [...] mehr »

UKC User John Cooke Ticks Triple 8.

[01.11.2009] John Cooke - Photo: Adam LincolnUKC User John Cooke has realised a long term climbing ambition by headpointing an E8 trad route. John had been looking to tick the 'triple 8' - an E8, a Font 8A boulder problem and a F8a route for some time and succeeded [...] mehr »

Scottish Winter - Sassenach FWA & More

[12.03.2009] Andy Turner outside Glenmore LodgeJack Geldard - Editor - UKC© Jack GeldardAndy Turner on pitch 3 of Bruised VioletUKC News© Ian Parnell / http://ianparnellphotography.blogspot.com/Sassenach (E3 6a in summer) on Ben Nevis, has received its first [...] mehr »

Scottish Winter - Sassenach FWA & More

[12.03.2009] Andy Turner outside Glenmore LodgeJack Geldard - Editor - UKC© Jack GeldardAndy Turner on pitch 3 of Bruised VioletUKC News© Ian Parnell / http://ianparnellphotography.blogspot.com/Sassenach (E3 6a in summer) on Ben Nevis, has received its first [...] mehr »

Flurry of winter desperates from Guy Robertson

[08.02.2008] by Jack Geldard Guy Robertson has had an exceptional Scottish season so far, with a flurry of desperate new routes and fast repeats of various test pieces. Partnering up with some of the UK´s leading winter experts including; Pete Benson, Mark Garthwaite [...] mehr »

Climbing News Roundup

[18.01.2008] Dave Birkett in South Africa The Lakes legend Dave Birkett has escaped the wet and crappy weather for more sunnier climates in the Southern Hemisphere and has found not only warm rock but an impressive new route too. Dave joined forces with a team of loca [...] mehr »

Climbing News Roundup

[18.01.2008] Dave Birkett in South Africa The Lakes legend Dave Birkett has escaped the wet and crappy weather for more sunnier climates in the Southern Hemisphere and has found not only warm rock but an impressive new route too. Dave joined forces with a team of loca [...] mehr »

Dave MacLeod All Round Climber To Limit

[06.03.2007] by Mick Ryan A new VIII 8 on Ben Nevis last week, a new Font 8b before that and an 8c+ redpoint before that.....and now fresh from the Ben, a new Font 8a at Dumbarton. Dave Brown, of Hot Aches reports, " Dave at the moment seems to be stretching the conce [...] mehr »

New VIII´s on International Meet

[05.03.2007] Dave MacLeod reports on his Blog of a new VIII climbed with two Japanese climbers on the BMC International Winter Meet in Scotland last week. "But then I found a scratchy flake hook on the right wall, dropped into a deep egyptian (always the secret) and [...] mehr »

New Winter Routes on Winter Meet

[05.03.2007] by BMC Katsutaka Yokoyama The BMC / MCofS International Winter Meet that took place at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms from Friday 23 February to Friday 2 March 2007 was a great success and we have ran several news items on the meet (see below). There we [...] mehr »

New Winter Routes on Winter Meet

[05.03.2007] by BMC Katsutaka Yokoyama The BMC / MCofS International Winter Meet that took place at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms from Friday 23 February to Friday 2 March 2007 was a great success and we have ran several news items on the meet (see below). There we [...] mehr »

Scottish Winter Report

[23.02.2007] Ian Parnell has kindly filled us in on what´s been going on in the Scottish mountains this winter. After a reasonable start this Scottish winter season is developing into a frustrating one for winter activists.  While there have been periods of favourab [...] mehr »

Scottish Winter Report

[23.02.2007] Ian Parnell has kindly filled us in on what´s been going on in the Scottish mountains this winter. After a reasonable start this Scottish winter season is developing into a frustrating one for winter activists.  While there have been periods of favourab [...] mehr »

Neu im Shop: Best of Genuss - Band 3

[17.02.2007] 448 Seiten mit dem Feinsten vom Feinen was die Schweiz Genusskletternden im Schwierigkeitsniveau 4 bis 6 zu bieten hat. Wasserzerfressener Kalk im Jura, den Gastlosen, im Alpstein oder den Berner Alpen, eisenhartes Urgestein im Tessin, im Bergell oder [...] mehr »

Fyffe and Ashworth Climb Major Ben Nevis Winter Route

[16.02.2007] by Rob Jarvis Knuckleduster VIII,9 The talented and youthful team of Blair Fyffe (UKClimbing.com profile) and Steve Ashworth (mixedmaster.blogspot.com -UKClimbing.com profile) have made a winter ascent of the Ben Nevis HVS 5a, Knuckleduster. Situated on t [...] mehr »