Scottish climbers Pete Macpherson and Guy Robertson have climbed yet another first ascent of a hard, bold and technical winter line in their usual and very impressive, onsight style. The new route, named One Step Beyond and graded IX,9, is found on Beinn Eighe just to the left of King of Swingers, taking on a rare and ethereal ice smear...
In reply to Blobb: probably cos its 'old' news in internet world!
amazing achievement, i know what the questing into unknown is like new routing in winter onsight, but I cannot imagine what its like at upper limit of grade IX... Brave lead by Pete and having the will power and determination to not jump off at the ice niche.
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