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Paul and the rest of the team on El Capitan have nearly finished their route. Thirteen-year-old Ella has coped superbly with the multi-day and multi-pitch experience. In her latest post on her blog she said:
“Third day on the wall and today may have been the hardest day of my life!!! […]
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Paul is on an extended trip to Yosemite climbing on El Cap with his pal Andy Kirkpatrick. They are being filmed by the BBC taking Andy’s thirteen-year-old daughter Ella up ‘Tangerine Trip’. Conditions are very hot and the team are looking forward to getting started on the full climb in the next couple of days. […]
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Paul is heading for Yosemite this week. Part of the plan is to climb a route on El Capitan with his old pal Andy Kirkpatrick and Andy’s thirteen year old daughter Ella, probably Tangerine Trip. Paul has been dusting off his sky hooks, bat hooks, cam hooks, coat hooks and all the other hooks you […]
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Robert and his two sons – Magnus and Calum – had their second day with gofurther Scotland this week. They wanted to do as many climbs as possible while practising the skills they learned on their previous visit. We chose two sport climbing venues near Poolewe where we had a packed day climbing on seven […]
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June to early July was the busiest month we can remember. Overall, we organised tailored guiding for more than 25 people over nearly as many days.
The month kicked off when Eric reached the summit of the Old Man of Hoy with Paul on the 3rd of June. Eric developed a passion for sea stacks […]
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Paul (in Yellow) with the team and Phil Packer in 2009.
Two years ago go further’s Paul Tattersall was part of the team that helped Phil Packer realise his dream of climbing El Capitan to raise money for injured service personnel and the wider disabled community. […]
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Jetty Crag is one of the best and most accessible rock-climbing venues in Wester Ross. The range of routes make the venue an ideal place for crag instruction on some classic routes.
These pictures were taken on Sunday during a go further session at the venue with Ken and Alistair who were getting in […]
First in a series of crag profiles for 2011: Creag nan òrd (Crag of the Hammer), Dundonnell
Latest in a series of outcrops in Wester Ross equipped for sport climbing, Creag nan òrd is a sweep of clean Torridonian sandstone situated a mile or two east of the Dundonnell hotel. With a north-facing aspect it […]
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gofurther’s Paul and Angela organised the third Tollaidh Triathlon last week. The country’s most unusual triathlon combines a 5 mile hill run with a 16 mile bike ride. After that, all the entrants had to complete at least one roped climb at Creag Nan Luch – one of Scotland’s best sport climbing venues. Combined […]
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Go Further’s Paul (pictured left) is organising a Gairloch Climbing Wall fun day with a competition.
The event will take place on Saturday, March 19th from 1pm to 5pm. Everyone is welcome and the competition will include three categories – P4-P7, S1-S6 and adults.
Points will be awarded for different graded climbs.
Tea, coffee and […]
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