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26/02/2010 - Alpinism
Dave MacLeod, new desperate winter climb in Scotland Dave MacLeod has carried out the first winter ascent of Anubis, at E8 6c one of the hardest summer routes on ben nevis which was, unsurprisingly, first ascended in 2005 by Macleod himself.
22/02/2010 - Alpinism
Little Nipper, new winter route in Scotland for Ian Parnell and Ines Papert On 19/02/2010 Ines Papert and Ian Parnell made the first ascent of Little Nipper (60m, VI,8) a short new route up the Far East Wall of Beinn Eighe, Scotland.
15/12/2009 - Climbing
Echo Wall, ben nevis, by Dave Macleod Dave Macleod analyses his ascent of Echo Wall on ben nevis. Climbed in July 2008, this terrifying route represented a new level of trad climbing for the 29 year old Scottish climber.
21/04/2009 - Events
57th TrentoFilmfestival preview The 57th Trento FilmFestival, the oldest film festival dedicated to mountains, exploration and adventure takes place in Trento from 21 April to 3 May. The films, evenings, main players and meetings and some thoughts about the pre-Festival...
13/03/2009 - Alpinism
Scotland winter climbing update Andy Turner and Tony Stone have carried out the first winter ascent of Sassenach on ben nevis and Ueli Steck has repeated The Secret. Ian Parnell and Andy Turner then carry out the first ascent of Bruised Violet (VIII,7,8,8,8,7) on...
10/02/2009 - Events
ISPO Munich 2009. What crisis? Last Wednesday the ISPO Winter 2009, the largest outdoor trade show in the world, drew to a successful end for both exhibitors and visitors. In the following article we attempt to analyse the current state of new products and...
19/12/2008 - Alpinism
Dave Macleod winter climbing in the Mamores, Scotland At the start of the week Dave Macleod made the first ascent of Yo Bro VIII, 9 at Mullach nan Coirean, Mamores, Scotland.
08/12/2008 - Alpinism
First winter ascents on ben nevis and Lake District Perfect winter conditions in Great Britain have resulted in a series of first ascents on ben nevis in Scotland and in the Lake District in England.
31/07/2008 - Climbing
Dave Macleod frees Echo Wall, ben nevis On 28/07/2008 Dave Macleod made the first ascent of his project on Echo Wall, Scotland, his hardest lead to date.
21/03/2008 - Climbing
Dave Macleod 8c solo at Margalef, Don't Die of Ignorance XI,11 first ascent on ben nevis On 12 March Dave Macleod from Scotland made a solo ascent of Darwin Dixit 8c at Margalef Spain, while on 16 March he made the first ascent of one of Scotland's hardest winter routes, Don't Die of Ignorance XI,11 on...
17/12/2007 - Alpinism
ben nevis reveals The Secret X 10 Andy Turner, Steve Ashworth and Viv Scott have made an on-sight first ascent of "The Secret" X 10 on ben nevis.
20/02/2007 - Climbing
Dave MacLeod repeats Odi Social 8c+ Dave MacLeod has climbed his first 8c+, "L’odi Social" at Siurana, Spain to discover how this compares to cutting edge trad routes in Britain, such as his Rhapsody E11 7a.
28/03/2003 - Alpinism
Alan Mullin - setting new winter climbing standards in Scotland Interview with ground-breaking Scottish climber Alan Mullin - searching for the mixed climbing psychological extreme at Lochnagar in Scotland.
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