Sophie G.

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Just an amiable bumbly really... though I was there for a number of FWAs. 52 to date:

Silver Threads Among The Gold (IV, 5 **)
Pipe and Slippers (III) (both Coire Farchal, Clova, with Henning Wackerhage and Simon Richardson, 10.3.13)
Pearls Before Swine (III,4) (Coire Farchal, HW & SR, 20.3.13)
Age Before Beauty (III,4) (Coire Farchal, HW & SR, 20.3.13)
Spanish Dinner (V,6**), (South Craig, Prosen, with HW, 5.1.14)
Freebird (V, 5) (South Craig, Prosen, with HW, 20.2.14)
Over The Hill (IV, 5) (Coire Farchal, Ben Richardson & SR, January 2014)
Resolve (IV,5**) (Perseverance Buttress, Lochnagar, SR, 28.2.15)
Anzac Day (IV, 4**) (Coire Ruadh, Braeriach, SR, 25.4.15) http://www.scottishwinter.com/?p=5430
Waltzing Matilda (III, 4) (Coire nan Lochan, Braeriach, SR, 25.4.15)
Rake's Progress (II) (Coire Garbhlach, Glen Feshie, with Andy Nisbet, 30.11.15)
Full Moon Arete (III, 4) (Lochnagar, Southern Sector, SR, 23.12.15)
King Herod (VI, 7) (Craig Broadlands, Clova, SR, 27.12.15)
Too Old To Rock And Roll (V, 7) (Coire Farchal, Clova, SR, 3.3.16) http://www.scottishwinter.com/?p=6067
Too Young To Die (IV, 6) (Coire Farchal, Clova, SR, 10.3.16)
Coffin Dodger (IV, 4) (Coire Farchal, Clova, SR, 10.3.16)
Simba (III) (Coire Sheasgarnaich, Beinn Heasgarnaich, Glen Lyon, SR, 26.4.16)
The Silver Fox (V,5**), Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, seconding Mike Lates, 19.11.16)
Paladin (V, 6), Lochnagar southern sector, SR, 22.12.16)
Crack of Doune, Craig Doune, Glen Esk (V,5, SR, 5 pitches, 16.12.17)
Carpe Diem, Corrie of Clova (III,4, SR, 2 pitches, 18.12.17)
First-Footing, Corrie Brandy (IV,5, SR, 3 pitches, 1.1.18)
Napoleon, Corrie Brandy (V,4, SR, 5 pitches, 1.1.18)
The Legend of Brigadoune, Craig Doune, Glen Esk (VII,7, 6 pitches, SR, 7.1.18)
VSOP, Corrie Brandy (V,5, SR, 3 pitches, 13.1.18)
Doune Raider, Craig Doune, Glen Esk (V,5, SR, 6 pitches, 18.1.18)
The King of the Jungle, Beinn Heasgarnaich (VI,5, SR, 5 pitches, 26.1.18)
Holdfast, Perseverance Buttress, Lochnagar (IV,6, SR, 4 pitches, 30.1.18)
Tequila Sunrise, South Craig, Glen Prosen (IV,4, SR, 3 pitches, 2.2.18)
Easan Fheidh, S side of Ben Klibreck, Sutherland (VI,6****, Steve Perry, 3 pitches, 5.3.18) http://www.scottishwinter.com/?p=6749
Archimedes' Screw, Angus (III,4, Simon Richardson, one pitch, 9.3.18)
Plato's Cave, Angus (IV,5, SR, one pitch, 9.3.18)
Euclid's Proof, Angus (IV,4, SR, two pitches, 9.3.18)
Commutation, Coire Dubh Beag, Liathach (IV,4, 3 pitches, Andy Nisbet, 17.3.18)
Moulin Rouge, Ciste Face of the Great Tower, Ben Nevis (VI,6****, 6 pitches, SR, 21.3.18) http://www.scottishwinter.com/?p=6798
Maundy Gully, Sron nam Forsair (IV,4, 2 pitches, Andy Nisbet and Sarah Sigley, 29.3.18)
Maundy Buttress, Sron nam Forsair (IV,4, 2 pitches, Andy Nisbet and Sarah Sigley, 29.3.18)
Double-Barrel Gully, Cairn Toul (II, 2 pitches, SR, 2.1.19)
Seraphim Chimney, Angel's Peak (III, 3 pitches, SR, 2.1.19)
One-Armed Bandit, Corrie Sharroch, Clova (VII,7**, 6 pitches, SR, 24.1.19)
Turf Accountant, Corrie Sharroch, Clova (III,4, 5 pitches, SR, 28.1.19)
Lost Arch Ridge, Corrie Sharroch, Clova (III,4, 5 pitches, SR, 28.1.19)
Brothers in Arms, Corrie Sharroch, Clova (VI,6, 5 pitches, SR, 5.2.19; named in honour of Steve Perry and Andy Nisbet)
Ace In The Hole, III,4, Glen Lyon, 14.11.19, with SR
Wild Card, IV,5, Glen Lyon, 14.11.19, with SR
Hocus Pocus, V,5, the Cathedral, Lochnagar (I didn't complete the last pitch) 17.12.19
Rumdoodle Rib III,4, Cairngorms, with SR 12.1.20
Gulch Rib III and Gulch Vulture II, Consolation Gulch, upper Strathspey, with SR 5.12.21
Omicron Rib II, Sron a' Cha-No, 12.12.21, with SR
Citizen of Nowhere III,4, Sron a' Cha-No, 12.12.21, with SR
Crookshanks III, 12.12.21, Sron a' Cha-No, with SR

And 4 summer FAs:

For A Handful Of Beans (HVS) (Red Craig, Clova, SR, 14.7.13)
Demagogue (V Diff) (Clashrodney, Pink Wall area, SR, 23.7.20)
Sheepbone Slab VS 4c, Glen Callater, with SR 8.9.20
Chimney Sweep S, Sron a' Cha-No, with SR and Roger Webb, 11.8.23

My favourite part of Scotland is Assynt and Coigach. So it is a tad ironic that I seem to be turning into an Angus corries specialist. On the other hand, these corries are less than an hour's drive from Dundee. It's hard to argue with that.

Am also turning into a specialist route-namer (I named the majority of the above routes).

Whether skiing or ski touring or cycling or tramping or climbing, I love the Scottish winter. In particular, I like gnarly mixed routes. But ever since an accident in 2008 I don't like risk. Ergo, I am happy to be anyone's belay bunny. So if you want to do something stupidly hard and you want a partner who won't fight you to lead it, give me a shout. Provided it's got gear (I don't do runouts), I'm all yours. On second, I can get up most things up to VII; above that, you might need a winch. I can certainly promise that I won't drop EVERY bulldog I hammer out.

I am not a grade-chaser. What I chase is fantastic days in the mountains. I don't care what grade it is so long as it's a brilliant route, and so long as I can get up it somehow or other.

I am the artist formerly known as Tim (I turned into a girl in December 2014).

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