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| With Alex Messanger (BMC) and Carlos Perez |
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| Carlos and Alex ( Red Arcteryx jacket) topping out |
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| Met Becca and David along the way- it was a busy climb today as we were with the Arcteryx Academy |
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| Waiting for the Aig du Midi cable car,,,, it's nice to get the chance to climb with such cool dudes! |
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| Social Day, while guiding Birgit - we met many fellow climbers! |
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| Had a night running an overnight bivi course... |
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| Jerome Sullivan tasting the exquisite freeze dried meals supplied by Lyo- Poland. |
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| I was IRATA assessing at Aberdeen yesterday - here is Krzysztof horizontal aid climbing! |
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| Steven showing different technique! |
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| Went back up to Beine Eighe today, some thunder and threats of showers but only a few rain drops fell.... |
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| Andy on the first (Sandstone) pitch of Ready mix- its actually a nice VS on good rock.. which gave us a nice surprise! It also made us think that the Nisbet/Spinks VS which we climbed about a week ago is actually HVS |
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| Higher on the quarts band (This i think is the middle tier pitch of the Nisbet/Spinks VS) . |
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| On the summit |
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| and some prettier flowers up there too! |
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| Camilla sent me some photos of my lecture in Sheffield last Saturday. Thanks to her and others at Vertebrate Publishing and Dan Marshall at Sheffield Library for their great organisational skills |
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| Me and the book!!! www.tinyurl.com/insomelostplace |
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| Thanks for buying my book! |
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| Soon be alpine guiding based from Chamonix and Zermatt for the summer. For all signed book purchases and mountain guiding esquires please email me at info@teamascent.co.uk and my web site on: www.teamascent.co.uk |
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| Russell on the second pitch of the classic HS (with four stars) Ardverikie Wall which is said to be one of the best classic routes in Scotland at this grade wich is HS. It was first climbed in June 1967 by G N Hunter and D F Lang. |
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| It was a bit cloudy today so back drop views were not fantastic, Thunder and heavy rain started by mid afternoon but by that time we were finished and on our way back to the road head. |
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| Butterwort plant (Pinguicula) This carnivorous plant (insectvorous) use sticky glandular leaves to trap,lure and digest insects. |
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| Russell Braddock on the first pitch of Summer Isles Arete direct. |
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| Russell on Vlad the Impailer. |
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| November Grooves |
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| Andy Nisbet and Russell. |
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| Russell Braddock leading first pitch of Inbred, |
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| with Andy Nisbet |
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| Russell on King Bee |
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| and on the Brute Come climb with us in the Alps, www.teamascent.co.uk |
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| Triple Buttresses - we climbed Central Buttress - VS .The first ascent was made in 1976 by A. Nisbet and N. Spinks. |
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| Steve Perry |
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| Looking down the approach pitches |
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| Andy Nisbet- colorful day- we were setting up to take photos of Steve,,, hence Andy's unusual rope work! |
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| Steve on the upper pitches. |
