Climber Free-Solos Big Scottish Route

Dave MacLeod is known for his hard trad and winter mixed sends, but he’s also spent many days alone in the mountains free-soloing big routes. He recently solod Cioch Nose (VD) on Ben Nevis, which he said he’d been waiting for a perfect day to accomplish.

It was first climbed by Chris Bonington and Tom Patey in 1960 and is usually done in seven pitches over 200 metres. Watch below.

Cioch Nose Free-Solo