Little Brown Jug | VS Trad climb at Bosigran

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Added 27th July 2024. Last updated 27th July 2024.

Ascents

2 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Peter Biven Alternate Leads | worked 1955
First ascent.

John Cleare:

Doing his national service in Northumberland, he secured a 48 hour leave-pass and hitch-hiked 200 miles to his home at Leicester. Barrie [Biven] was waiting with his motor-bike and they rode 300 miles through the night into the W. By dawn and in a semi-trance they were already working upwards on a major virgin section of the Bosigran Face. The crux, at over 200ft, seemed impossible until Peter's questing hand slotted into a hidden hold. Little Brown Jug is a superb climb by any standard. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in the Alpine Journal 1977 by John Cleare. Alpine Journal 1977 265-273 In Memoriam

Barrie Biven Alternate Leads 1955
First ascent.