My stomach is churning just watching this! Makes my Liathach excitement a bit tame in comparison, well done boys! A great if not terrifying video! Cheers Mark!
Cracking video Craig, not an easy task by the looks of it, I’ve yet to take this on. Stellar effort 👍🏻 You have a new sub, I’ll be uploading content my self this summer from around the lakes so feel free to keep an eye for like minded content. 👍🏻
@@craigbloxham8328 one of my first big winter routes ( about 40yrs ago ). Conditions were superb, and we were virtually able to walk across Tower Gap as it was well banked with snow/ ice. Eastern Traverse is even more impressive when you can see what is below! You will love it, I think.
@@robertpeters5278 Sounds superb Robert. I can just visualise it now in the snow. I was disappointed we didn't get the views. I would definitely do it again, hopefully in dryer clearer conditions 👍
@@craigbloxham8328 A lot depends on the conditions. On our winter ascent the top pitches were covered in black verglas and pretty sketchy, even though we normally climbed at a higher standard. Retreat at the end of a long day would be nasty, so you'll want to ask the locals about conditions before you commit.
Do it in winter, then reflect it was originally done in winter with hobnails and single axe, and they did The Tower by the western traverse rather than the easier eastern traverse normally climbed these days. Norman Collie, Godfrey, Solley & J Collier climbing as a three in tweeds in 1894.😮
Confused the heck out me how your guide managed to jump ahead of you at Tower Gap and belay you out of it, until I realised there was another guide - where was he/she hiding!?!? 🤣
Fabulous video. What a route!
My stomach is churning just watching this! Makes my Liathach excitement a bit tame in comparison, well done boys! A great if not terrifying video! Cheers Mark!
@@markalanshaw4950 🙂👍
Top guy Louis 🙏
Where is the joy in this 😮?
Great video, well done.
@@charlesrobert9527 Thank you 🙂
Beautiful but yikes!! Thank you for the adventure. ❤🇨🇦
Thank you Carole 👍
Terror? I was terrified and I was just watching the vid 😂
Excellent video mate 👍
Thanks Matt 👍🌊
Cracking video Craig, not an easy task by the looks of it, I’ve yet to take this on. Stellar effort 👍🏻
You have a new sub, I’ll be uploading content my self this summer from around the lakes so feel free to keep an eye for like minded content.
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@@Kiestaff85 Cheers Kieran. Put TR on your list. Will keep an eye out for your content. Have a good summer 👍
How long does the walk up to the part where you hit the scree/ climbing part take?
depends how fast you go, its 1hour 45 to the CIC hut and 20 mins or so to the start of Tower Ridge.
Clickbait title. Nice climb however.
Try doing it in Winter!😂
Next winter for sure 🏔️😀👍
@@craigbloxham8328 one of my first big winter routes ( about 40yrs ago ). Conditions were superb, and we were virtually able to walk across Tower Gap as it was well banked with snow/ ice. Eastern Traverse is even more impressive when you can see what is below! You will love it, I think.
@@robertpeters5278 Sounds superb Robert. I can just visualise it now in the snow. I was disappointed we didn't get the views. I would definitely do it again, hopefully in dryer clearer conditions 👍
@@craigbloxham8328 A lot depends on the conditions. On our winter ascent the top pitches were covered in black verglas and pretty sketchy, even though we normally climbed at a higher standard. Retreat at the end of a long day would be nasty, so you'll want to ask the locals about conditions before you commit.
Do it in winter, then reflect it was originally done in winter with hobnails and single axe, and they did The Tower by the western traverse rather than the easier eastern traverse normally climbed these days. Norman Collie, Godfrey, Solley & J Collier climbing as a three in tweeds in 1894.😮
Confused the heck out me how your guide managed to jump ahead of you at Tower Gap and belay you out of it, until I realised there was another guide - where was he/she hiding!?!? 🤣
NAH !!
How long does the walk up to the part where you hit the scree/ climbing part take?
@@MichaelWallace-k5y About 2 hours walk in the the scree and start of the climb Michael. Start to finish took us approx 11 hours !