Saturday, June 18, 2011

A Bit of History ... Scottish ice climbing



No doubt readers of this blog have heard me talk about that historic week on Ben Nevis, when in 1961 Wheech (Robin Smirh) and the Old Man (Jimmy Marshall) climbed all the hard routes in sight. Certainly I urge you to see the video re-enactment Pinnacle (Hotaches films), flip through your old copy of Ken Wilson's COLD CLIMBS, and of course you need to read the famous SMC essay below.

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ESSAY ABOUT THE FIRST ASCENT OF ORION FACE DIRECT.