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From the Sublime to the Ridiculous – Ethical Heresy | Cairngorm Tiger
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Guy Robertson's blog. From the Sublime to the Ridiculous – Ethical Heresy. A variety of concerns have been raised variously by those who’ve objected to Dave’s ascent of The Snotter, which are summarised briefly as follows:. The fact that the hardest / crux section of the route was climbed on dry rock and – even worse – in the sunshine, has led some to believe it is not a Scottish winter route and should therefore be given a more appropriate ‘M’ style continental grade;. In short, my perspective on these ...
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR: Great Expectations
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR. A PART TIME CLIMBERS LIFE. Tuesday, 11 January 2011. Last Wednesday evening saw Dave Almond and myself driving up to Scotland with big plans. In my dream world it went something like this: Thursday; Trail of Tears, Friday; Blood Sweat and frozen Tears, Saturday; The Secret, then an easy day on Sunday climbing Neanderthal. Although when Dave seconded it he spotted a peg in the base of the groove. I wonder if this was the peg Andy Nisbet placed by abseil? We decided on an easy day in ...
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR: March 2010
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR. A PART TIME CLIMBERS LIFE. Tuesday, 9 March 2010. It feels like winters nearly over in North Wales, so with the thought that it might be the last chance this season, I took the day off work and headed in to the Black Ladders. Dropping the kids off at school meant it was 10.30 by the time I started the walk in, but the path was clear of snow and the weather was perfect, so although I had a heavy pack, I was able to make good time and reached the crag at 11.45. I emptied the pack.
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Mammoth | Cairngorm Tiger
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Guy Robertson's blog. It would clearly be hard, but the protection couldn’t have been better so there was nothing to lose. The only problem was the third pitch (of four) a smooth, clean hand-to-fist crack. However in summer I’d noticed an alternative crack line to the left which seemed festooned with vegetation. And so we got it first go, though not without effort! The climbing was amongst the most sustained and strenuous I’ve done and in a really impressive, commanding position. 8230;]Nice blog here!
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Michael Lee, Climbing?: May 2014
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Wednesday, 21 May 2014. A short note about votes. Instead of thinking of voting as a method of defining what the country is, think of it as a way of defining who you are. If you are old, you probably have defined yourself already. But, if you are young, there is a real opportunity to say something about yourself. I think that is more important than who runs the country anyway. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. More Than You'll Ever Know. The Legacy of Names: Craigmore Crag.
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Michael Lee, Climbing?: February 2014
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Tuesday, 18 February 2014. I gave up Climbing for a PhD. This was probably not a mistake because I don't remember most of the past four years on account of not writing important things down, and hence, no time seems to have past. The clock paused for four years, and, with this, is unpaused. Rewind is not an option, alas! Dumby 7B Challenge - climb them all in a day/lifetime/whatever. 1) Consolidated. Long like a route, low like a sit start. 2) BNI direct. including direct top out. View my complete profile.
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR: Scottish International Meet
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR. A PART TIME CLIMBERS LIFE. Friday, 3 February 2012. Well, the week started with a bang for me.on the head! But I'll get to that later. The International meet was something I was really looking forward to. The idea of being immersed for a week amongst 80 other climbers doing nothing but climbing and talking about climbing is my idea of heaven. When people say their life flashed before their eyes, I now understand. The next thing I remember is Dave asking me where I lived. I think...
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR: April 2010
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR. A PART TIME CLIMBERS LIFE. Sunday, 25 April 2010. I always feel slightly melancholy when leaving Chamonix, especially when it's been a good trip. The contrast between everyday life and the mountain experience when things go to plan, is so vast I have a hard time readjusting. Theres just a buzz about the place that I can't get enough of. Anyway as you can probably gather, things went well. But the day had served it's purpose, as we'd seen each other climb and felt confident, that as ...
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR. A PART TIME CLIMBERS LIFE. Tuesday, 1 February 2011. Great things have been happening in Scotland over the last few days (well the whole winter to be precise) and it was inspiring to be up there to witness some of it. The weekends goings on have been well reported elsewhere, so I'll just relate my latest adventure. I started up the technical first pitch as this suited my style of climbing, and Dave is the man for anything overhanging, like the second pitch. Walking back in on Sunday...
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR: December 2010
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SOMETHING TO DIE FOR. A PART TIME CLIMBERS LIFE. Sunday, 26 December 2010. Had a day out with Pete today, he was keen to get on a line he'd been keeping an eye on in the Pass, before the thaw set in. This wasn't your average Scottish style mixed line. Not that there's anything wrong with them. This was something different. Pete worked the route ground up with a few rests, before pulling the ropes and going for the clean ascent with some style. Clearly the training had paid off! So for me, lockoffs and lo...
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