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Are there recorded winter routes on the UK's highest mountain?

I just wondered if there's a chance of making a first ascent?

Congratulations to Mount Hope on its new elevation (10,654ft).

In reply to Pay Attention:

Yes a whole guidebook published by the SMC. Still new lines being put up.

Mount hope no idea, it’s not in the UK.

In reply to s kennedy:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42238262

Mt Hope installed as 'UK's highest peak'
Britain has a new tallest mountain.
Mt Hope, which is sited in the part of the Antarctic claimed by the UK, was recently re-measured and found to tower above the previous title holder, Mt Jackson, by a good 50m (160ft).
Hope is now put at 3,239m (10,626ft); Jackson is 3,184m (10,446ft).


I don't think there is an SMC guide book to Mt Hope .... not yet!

In reply to Pay Attention:

Must have been listening to Chris Evan show R2

In reply to Dave Perry:

No missed Chris Evan's show (definitely his show, even if he may not own it).

Antartica, however.....

In reply to Pay Attention:

I'd have thought that any BAS staff stationed nearby would have had a go in any spare moments


Presumably the BBC should have written something more along the lines of '…under UK stewardship'? Antarctica is out-of-bounds for sovereignty claims, I thought

In reply to Pay Attention:
To quote Damo on this thread:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=675687

In reply to galpinos:

So only summer ascents ?

In reply to Doug:


Bit dark and cold otherwise

In reply to Lion Bakes:

There is a team out in the locality now. Maybe they could just squeeze one more route in

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/press.php?id=9966

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No rush, it's mid summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

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At last, year round British winter climbing!

In reply to Pay Attention:

It is not winter in Antarctica right now though.

In reply to Lion Bakes:


No shit, Sherlock....

So define winter route by dates or conditions? This thread has spiralled up its own backside from the first post onwards, which even for ukc must be some kind of record!

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In reply to ben b:

That's an excellent point, ben b.

Clearly it can not be a UK winter route if it is recorded outside the UK and outside the true winter of Dec 22 - March 21 (no doubt some pedantic almanacist will drop a note about more precise dates, but I can't be bothered to toss the argue.).

Which means that it would be impossible to climb Central Icefall on Craig y Rhaedr in Snowdonia on March 31st, wouldn't it? (In the UK, but not in winter....)

But the impossible actually happened.

In reply to Pay Attention:

Not impossible to climb it, you just can't claim a winter ascent. Sorry!