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Rich Parker: Rock climbing on Ben Nevis
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A life of dangling and hanging around. Thursday, 10 June 2010. Rock climbing on Ben Nevis. Taking advantage of the good weather Al. And I walked in to Carn. Buttress on Ben nevis. Despite the dry spring I wasn't sure how dry the crag would be. We decided on the classic Centurion HVS. 5a which was first class. The two crux, (most difficult), pitches were damp in all the wrong places, but we had no problem and climbed the route in good time. John Sutherland, Simon Christy. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Alan Halewood: Notching up a great Glencoe day
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Alan's blog showing his personal and working climbing. Wednesday, 13 May 2015. Notching up a great Glencoe day. Today Malcolm, Mike, Dave. And I had a great day on the Aonach Eagach, the 'notched ridge'. It was dry, warm, windless and there was no snow to worry about- winter taking leave at last! Plenty of snow on Bidean nam Bian and Stob Coire nan Lochan. Fun on the narrow bits. Almost at the end. A spot of late lunch. Now just a little walking to go. East to Rannoch Moor. Spring flowers on the descent.
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Alan Halewood: November 2014
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Alan's blog showing his personal and working climbing. Wednesday, 26 November 2014. Today was my last day working with the ATMs. On their Mountain Skills module and the ratios came down so we could go steep. Rich and I headed with a pair each to the South Ridge of A' Chailleach which neither of us had done before. Stunning weather, this november has really been too kind to us. We need some snow! A short walk to the start of the scrambling. A82 now far below. Rich's team going direct. Pretty good day out!
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Alan Halewood: Wintery again!
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Alan's blog showing his personal and working climbing. Saturday, 16 May 2015. Today I was working for the AMI. The sun DID shine today. But there is a dusting of fresh on the tops. And plenty of this. But look the top holds on this pitch have almost dried out! And there is some dry rock under that roof! But it was flowing on the Gutter. Time to go home! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Summer 2015 in 4 minutes. Corpach, Lochaber, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. Subscribe in a reader.
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Alan Halewood: October 2014
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Alan's blog showing his personal and working climbing. Thursday, 30 October 2014. It was a little driech today but that didn't stop my group from the ACOL. At West Highland College. Getting out into the hills to look at some navigation and other walking skills near Glen Loy. A wee hidden Glen. Team just visible up on Sron Liath. High point of the day… all downhill from here! Wednesday, 29 October 2014. SPA Day 2 before the rain comes back again! Party there to show us how its done for real too! Sunshine,...
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Alan Halewood: December 2014
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Alan's blog showing his personal and working climbing. Tuesday, 30 December 2014. Icey in the Lakes. Rich and I have been working with Worksop College for the past 4 days in the Lake District. This is the start of preparation for a pretty unique expedition we have planned in the summer. There was a bit of rope work and some walking with large rucksacks and camping in the snow- sunday night was particularly chilly! Well done to the team for some of whom it was a baptism of fire (or maybe that was ice)?
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Alan Halewood: August 2014
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Alan's blog showing his personal and working climbing. Sunday, 31 August 2014. Polldubh with MIA Trainees. Day 2 of the workshop for AMI. Saturday, 30 August 2014. The west face of Aonach Dubh with MIA Trainees. After a week with sick kids followed by sick mum and dad it was nice to be back on the hill today working for AMI. A debrief in Crafts and Things. Friday, 29 August 2014. Preliminary Ben Nevis Botanical/Geological Survey Report. A few people asked to see this so I've put it online:. Were both out...
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Alan Halewood: September 2014
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Alan's blog showing his personal and working climbing. Sunday, 28 September 2014. Development Coach training and MTA workshop. I've been running a Mountain Training. Training at Glasgow Climbing Centre. On saturday evening I was also running a short MTA. Observation skills using Coaches Eye. Blez hates knots… he's a boulderer. The guys needed a duffer to coach- they got me! Alastair on sacrificial protection and bolts with MTA members. The what and the how. P component of coaching on steeper ground.
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Alan Halewood: July 2014
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Alan's blog showing his personal and working climbing. Friday, 11 July 2014. Sunburnt on Spartan, great granite, friction and food. Yesterday I took Chris Sleight. One of the folk responsible for the excellent BBC Radio Scotland Out of Doors. P1 of the excellent Spartan Slab. The verdant green approach. Its been such a good 'growing season' for wildflowers, fruit (the kids have been gorging on raspberries, gooseberries and cherries in Corpach) and all types of plant life. Kaye foraging near home. These d...
