Echo Wall is a hard trad climb located high on Ben Nevis and established by Dave MacLeod in July 2008. It is an incredibly bold route, featuring climbing around french 8c in a position where you can't afford to fall off.

At nine pm on the 28th of July 2008, Scottish climber Dave Macleod embarked on the lead of his life: Echo Wall. Located high on Ben Nevis, in the months prior to the ascent the 70m route route taxed Macleod like none other amd was eventually climbed "in a dream state of confident execution" after months of intense physical and psychological ...

Ben Nevis. Tower Ridge East Face. Help. Echo Wall E11 7a. Overview; Photos Videos The Edge of Beyond; The Brass Monkey ; 70m. Whilst ungraded and mystified since 2008, Dave MacLeod suggested E10 on 07 March 2024 in his youtube video "How I grade the hardest trad routes". Regardless, F8c climbing, with death potential from a fall, although the ...

Aug 15, 2024 · Earlier in the month, we reported on James Pearson making the first repeat of Dave MacLeod's mysterious Ben Nevis route Echo Wall (E11 7a), a route that, until Pearson's ascent, had been left unrepeated - and rarely attempted - for more than sixteen years.

Aug 7, 2024 · British rock climber James Pearson has successfully completed the long-awaited second ascent of Echo Wall on the north face of Ben Nevis, Scotland.

Echo Wall is a strong contender for the world’s hardest traditional rock climb. The film follows Dave’s prep Few thought that Rhapsody (E11) would be bettered anytime soon, but the first ascent of Echo Wall high on the north face of Ben Nevis brought another rise in …

Oct 5, 2008 · Echo Wall was perfect in this respect. None of the Ben’s hardest routes to date have had high standard physical climbing. Why? Because it’s just not practical. It’s covered in snow, rain, mist, lichen or moss 99.9% of the time.

Aug 1, 2008 · Echo Wall–a coveted, unclimbed line on Scotland’s Ben Nevis (1344m)–was sent by UK climbing star Dave MacLeod on Monday evening, July 28, following two years of work. It is a contender for the most difficult traditionally protected climb in Europe.

The 29 year old Scotsman has just completed his highly yearned for trad project on Echo Wall, Ben Nevis. Placing all gear on lead, Dave bagged the ascent late on Monday with his wife Claire and Kev Shields belaying.

Jul 30, 2008 · A spectacular route taking the huge sharp arête of Echo Wall, well seen from Tower Ridge or when ascending Observatory Gully. Poorly protected in general with groundfall potential at 20 metres near the end of the crux section.