Ben Hope

Superb Ben Hope

Andy arrives at the Ridge Crest.

One of the many interesting pitches.

Brian Davidson on the summit, in the far distance is  the Orkney islands with snow on the tops.

Over the past years we ( Andy Nisbet, Steve Perry and I)  have recorded some fine winter lines on Ben Hope, Andy and Steve are the ones who have done the bulk of the research. We were up there just over a weekend ago and did a direct route to Petticoat ridge, it gave some superb climbing. Brian Davidson was up for a few days and we climbed together.