Iain Thow
Retired (mostly)Location
Derbyshire/NW Highlands
Best Climbing Experience
Stretchings: Mt Cook, Matterhorn, Grivola Traverse, Cuillin Ridge on a wet day in October, Lakes 2800s in a day, Satan's Slip, Centurion, a few days of 100+ routes on grit
Relaxings: Tasman in NZ, Aletschhorn, Dom, Traversing the Gavarnie skyline in winter, Cuillin Ridge on a gorgeous day in June, a week on Lundy, winter mountaineering in the Atlas, Cresta Bardamina Paul in the Pyrenees, Hammer, Integrity, Squareface, Direct on Dinas Mot, Little Brown Jug, Heaven Crack, Red Slab on A'Mhaighdean, I could go on............
Recent Postings
Logbooks Volunteer
Moderator for 31 crags, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Grey Buttress, Newlands, Torside Clough, Eel Crag (Coledale), Stone Valley Crags, Mount Katahdin, Stob Ghabhar - Meall Odhar, Warm up Buttress, Na Bearta Buttress, Sgurr na h-Uamha, Beinn Eunaich ... plus 21 more
Interests Outside Climbing
Yes
About My Photography
Largely rubbish, but go to great places and take lots of pics so sometimes come up with a good one.
Photo Gallery
Boreray from below Stac Lee
© Iain Thow
Tasman from Silberhorn (note 2 climbers at the crevasse)
© Iain Thow
Climbers at the upper crux of Eagle Ridge
© Iain Thow
Noel on Long Stroll Slab, Ruadh Stac Beag, B Eighe
© Iain Thow
Centurion
© Iain Thow
Arriving at Tasman summit, Cook behind
© Iain Thow
High on Observatory Ridge
© Iain Thow
Fiescherhorn and Finsteraarhorn from Monch
© Iain Thow
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Anything Else We Should Know
Wrote the SMC scrambling guides "Highland Scrambles North" and "Highland Scrambles South"