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Macpherson & Moran Repeat The Secret + New VIII,9

© petemacpherson

Martin on first pitch of FA Omerta VIII,9  © petemacpherson
Martin on first pitch of FA Omerta VIII,9
© petemacpherson, Nov 2010

Pitch 2 The Secret VIII,9  © petemacpherson
Pitch 2 The Secret VIII,9
© petemacpherson, Nov 2010
Winter is here on UKClimbing.com

Pete Macpherson and Martin Moran have been out making good use of the early season cold snap. The team made a first ascent in the ever popular Coire an t'Sneachda in the Cairngorms early in the month.

Omerta is a three pitch VIII,9 (the second pitch is the crux) and climbs the left wall of the existing route Belhaven.

Commenting in the UKC photo galleries, Pete said:

"The crack line I was following was chocked with ice and frozen dirt making it extremely difficult and strenuous to protect resulting in a serious lead and very annoyingly a rest one move from a successful onsight."

Later in the month the same team nipped up Ben Nevis and bagged a repeat of the tough and steep The Secret VIII,9. (See photos)

The UKC Winter Conditions Page is already filling up with ascents - so if you want info on what is hot (or not!) then check it out. Bookmark it, homepage it, twitter it, do whatever you want with it (you can also navigate to it by clicking on logbooks in the header bar and then clicking the link on the logbooks page). CHECK IT!

CLICK HERE FOR HOTACHES: UKC WINTER CONDITIONS PAGE

And - back by popular demand - Dan Goodwin of Mountain Plan is sharpening his pencils (and his crampons) and will be brining us the news, the conditions, the blood, the sweat and the tears for the next few months in his regular winter reports. (How does he write those reports when his hands are so cold?! I'll ask him!)

Keep your eyes peeled, they'll be coming up on UKC soon.

PHOTO GALLERY: The Secret and Omerta

3rd pitch on FA Omerta  © petemacpherson
3rd pitch on FA Omerta
© petemacpherson, Nov 2010

Pitch 1 The Secret VIII,9  © petemacpherson
Pitch 1 The Secret VIII,9
© petemacpherson, Nov 2010

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Crux pitch on FA Omerta VIII,9
© petemacpherson, Nov 2010

Seconding pitch 2 The Secret  © petemacpherson
Seconding pitch 2 The Secret
© petemacpherson, Nov 2010


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26 Nov, 2010
Mr. Moran doesn't seem to be slowing down much in his old age does he ?
26 Nov, 2010
Good effort. The new route looks good. Is the secret now considered VIII 9 or is that an error?
26 Nov, 2010
Cracking start to the seseaon already. Congrats to Pate and Martin.
26 Nov, 2010
Oi Macpherson! Whilst you are out an about enjoying yourself who is looking after Harry? You have responsibilities young man. I shall see you next week and have words with you. Oh and by the way, well done!
26 Nov, 2010
These routes look magnificent. Can someone answer a pig-ignorant question; are they also done in summer? jcm
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