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SUMMIT MAGAZINE

Round up: an autumn of impressive, hard UK sends in tweets and posts

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07/11/2019

From Emma Twyford breaking the 9a barrier for British females to a 15-year-old bouldering 8B, it's been an autumn of impressive, hard ascents from Pembroke to Scotland, Dartmoor to the Gower. Here's our round-up of the biggest ticks made by Brits on UK soil this season.
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SUMMIT MAGAZINE

Matt Helliker: Scottish winter climbing tips

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09/03/2018

A couple of weeks ago, Matt Helliker and Nick Bullock treated Wideboy Pete Whittaker to a lesson in winter climbing on Bidean nam Bian's Church Door Buttress in Glencoe. On the day out, the team made the second ever ascent of Church Door Angel VIII/9 and established a new VII/8, which they named Dark Angel. Sarah Stirling caught up with Matt, one of the UK’s most talented and accomplished all-round climbers, to find out his top tips for Scottish winter climbing.
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INTERNATIONAL

British duo fly away with Zephyr first ascent on Mont Maudit

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02/04/2015

Highly active British alpinists Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey have climbed what is thought to be another new route on one of the 3 gendarmes (c4050m) on the East Face of Mont Maudit in the Mont Blanc Massif.
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INTERNATIONAL

Bracey and Helliker make first free ascent of Birthright on Grands Charmoz

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17/06/2013

Chamonix-based mountain guides Jon Bracey and Matt Helliker have made a rare repeat of the ephemeral line Birthright on the west face of the Grands Charmoz.
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INTERNATIONAL

Excellent autumn conditions on Aiguilles Pèlerins and Peigne

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21/10/2012

Two recent routes on the north faces of Pèlerins and Peigne have hinted at the future potential for extremely difficult mixed climbing at middle altitudes in the Mont Blanc Range.
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INTERNATIONAL

Cartwright Connection by Bracey and Helliker

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22/05/2011

Supported by a BMC Expedition Grant, Chamonix valley-based alpine guides Jon Bracey and Matt Helliker have put up a demanding new route on the North Buttress of Hunter in the Central Alaska Range.
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