Dave Macleod and Andy Turner have just completed a repeat of Jimmy Marshall and Robin Smith's famous "Golden Week on the Ben".

Fifty years ago to the day Jimmy Marshall and Robin Smith finished a legendary week of winter climbing on Scotland's highest mountain. Throughout the week they put up new routes and hard repeats of many of the Ben's most famous and sought after routes.

Dave and Andy will be presenting footage of their week at this years Fort William Mountain Festival on Sunday the 14th of February along with a guest appearance from Jimmy Marshall himself.

List of routes:
- The Great Chimney (IV,5) 6th February 1960
- Minus Three Gully (IV,5) 7th February 1960
- Smith's Route (V,5) 8th February 1960
- Observatory Buttress (V,4) 9th February 1960
- Point Five Gully (V,5) 10th February 1960
- Piggot's Route (V,6) 12th February 1960
- Orion Direct (V,5) 13th February 1960

For more information see http://www.mountainfestival.co.uk/jimmymarshallproject.asp

posted by glenmore @ 4:25 pm