Dave MacLeod Plans E11 On The Ben
Scottish climber Dave MacLeod's next project is reportedly another E11, this time on the north face of Ben Nevis and even more dangerous than his route on Dumbarton Rock.
Posted: 30 October 2006
by Jon
The Sunday Times - Scotland reported yesterday that Scottish
climber Dave MacLeod is planning to follow up his Dumbarton
E11 - 'hardest climb in the world' - with another E11 project on the
north face of Ben Nevis.
The film of his Dumbarton project, 'E11', took three awards at the
recent Edinburgh Film, Festival and has brought wider awareness of his
achievements. The next step, the paper says, is a route of equivalent
difficulty on the Ben, though MacLeod isn't saying exactly where for
fear of being gazumped - yep, there must be plenty of climbers out
there just gagging to try an E11...
Anyway, not only is the new route as technically challenging as
the Dumbarton E11, it is, says MacLeod 'more dangerous' and a fall
would likely be fatal. From the description, the face sounds like
it's devoid of protection.
You can read the full story at www.timesonline.co.uk
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