Rock climbing - Mountain walking and scrambling - Winter mountaineering - Instruction and Holidays
 
 
 

 

 

Every month a member of the Orion Mountaineering staff and friends will describe a route that they've done recently and particularly enjoyed. We'll mix it up a bit with scrambles, single and multi-pitch rock climbs, skiing and walks.

Welsh Scrambling
Cneifion Arete, The Glyders, Snowdonia
North West Face Route, The Glyders, Snowdonia
Dolmen Ridge, The Glyders, Snowdonia

Scottish Scrambling
Broad Buttress, Buachaille Etive Mor, Glen Coe
The Spur, Sgurr an Fheadain, Isle of Skye

Lake District Scrambling
Jack's Rake, Pavey Ark, Langdale
Sharp Edge, Blencathra

Peak District Walking
Marsden to Edale Challenge Walk

Peak District Rock Climbing
Sirplum, Plum Buttress, Chee Dale Upper
Heather Wall, Stanage Popular End
Flying Buttress, Stanage Popular End
Croton Oil, Rivelin Edge
Tower Face Direct, Stanage Plantation
Diamond Crack, Froggatt Edge
Brown's Eliminate, Froggatt Edge
Tower Face, Laddow Rocks
Long Climb, Laddow Rocks
Altar Crack, Rivelin Edge

Welsh Rock Climbing
The Ordinary Route, Idwal Slabs, The Glyders, Snowdonia
Direct Route, Milestone Buttress, Snowdonia
Oberon, Craig Bwlch y Moch, Tremadog

South West Rock Climbing
Demo Route, Sennen, West Penwith
Central Groove, The Dewerstone, Devon

Scottish Rock Climbing
Window Buttress, Sgurr Dearg, Isle of Skye
East Ridge of the Innaccessible Pinnacle, Sgurr Dearg, Isle of Skye
Cioch West, Sron na Ciche, Isle of Skye

Peak District Caving
J.H. (James Hall's Over Engine Mine), Castleton Area
Winnats Head Cave, Castleton Area
Waterways Swallet, Hamps/Manifold Area
Titan and the White River Series, Peak-Speedwell system
Peak Streamway to Far Sump, Peak-Speedwell system
The Giants - Oxlow Connection, Castleton Area

Yorkshire Dales Caving
Juniper Gulf, The Allotment

Welsh Caving
Daren Cilau, Llangattock Mountain

Scottish Winter Climbing
Fiacaill Ridge, Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairngorms

French Alpine Climbing
Cosmiques Arete, Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc Massif
Normal Route, Petite Aiguille Verte, Mont Blanc Massif
Third (Central) Spur, North Face of Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc Massif
Lagarde Direct, Les Droites, Mont Blanc Massif

French Waterfall Ice Climbing
La Cremerie, Argentiere, Chamonix Valley

Dolomites Climbing
Via Finlandia, Cinque Torri
Pillar Rib (South-West Ridge), Pilastro di Rozes, Tofana di Rozes
Torri di Falzarego
South-East Arete, Sasso di Stria (Hexenstein)

Dolomites Via Ferrata
VF Giovanni Lipella, Tofana di Rozes
Marmalada VF, Marmalada
VF Brigata Tridentina
VF Vallon, Piz Boe
VF Piz da Cir V, Passo Gardena

Norwegian Waterfall Ice Climbing
Rjukan Trip Report

French Alpine Skiing
The Kandahar - Verte Piste, Les Houches, Chamonix Valley

French Off-Piste Skiing
Point a Vue Off-Piste, Les Grands Montets, Chamonix Valley

 

 
 
 
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