First and Second ascents of Bultitude, 8B+
Dave MacLeod has made the first ascent of Bultitude, 8B+, near Inverness, Scotland.
In March, Dave MacLeod completed a long-held ambition to complete what he called his '24/8' challenge (UKC news report) - climbing a Font 8A+ boulder, an E8 trad route, an 8a sport route, a VIII,8 winter route and 8 Munros within 24 hours. Fortunately conditions across the five disciplines aligned and Dave managed it in just 18.5 hours. A film documenting the big day by Kevin Woods has just been released.
The challenge comprised the following routes/hills in order:
Cameron Stone Arete 8A+
Misadventure (E8 6c) E8 6c
Leopold (8a) 8a
Frosty's Vigil (VIII 8) VIII,8
Munros: Ben Nevis, Carn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mor, Aonach Beag, Sgurr Choinnich Mor, Stob Coire an Laoigh, Stob Coire Claurigh, Stob Ban.
Comments
That's absolutely Awesome!!
Fantastic. Fantastic. Fantastic. Superb achievement, great film.
Best film I've seen for a long long time, brilliant stuff
Superb, well done Dave, well done Kevin
What an advert for British climbing
Not only are there few if any other places on earth you can do a challenge like this, there are very few climbers at that level across so many types of climbing. What a legend!