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On Shadow Buttress at lochnagar in Scotland Greg Boswell has established two new mixed climbs, Shadow Buttress A Superdirect and Shadowboxin. The former was climbed with Hamish Frost, the latter with Dave Cowan.

An interview with acclaimed climber and author Guy Robertson about 'The Great Mixed Climbs of Scotland,' his new book written in collaboration with mountain sports photographer Hamish Frost. Published by Scottish Mountaineering Press, this anthology celebrates the very best of Scottish winter climbing.

On Thursday 12/01/2023 Greg Boswell made the first ascent of 'Bring da ruckus' at lochnagar. Graded XII 13, this 2-pitch outing is one of the hardest mixed climbs in Scotland.

On 18/12/2022 Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson made the first ascent of Vortex X,10, a testing new winter climb on Cul Mor in NW Scotland

Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson have made the first winter ascent of Nihilist IX 9 at lochnagar in Scotland.

Scottish climber Doug Lang died in avalanche in Corrie Fee on 18/03/2011 aged 69. Simon Richardson remembers the man who played a leading role in the Scottish mountainering for over 50 years.

A series of hard repeats and first ascents on Ben Nevis, Coire an t-Sneachda and lochnagar, including the second ascent of The Hurting (XI,11 Dave MacLeod, 2005) by Andy Turner.

Interview with ground-breaking Scottish climber Alan Mullin - searching for the mixed climbing psychological extreme at lochnagar in Scotland.