Scotland's Hardest Route Receives a Controversial Ascent

In this week's episode of The Ticklist, Rob Greenwood attempts to navigate through the tricky and often confusing world of Scottish Winter Climbing ethics. On Feb 22nd, visiting Polish climber Filip Babicz climbed Greg Boswell's Bring da Ruckus (XII 13) but was criticised for the lack of rime ice and snow on the route. We attempt to answer the question: was this a valid ascent? Read more here: https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/... #scottishwinter #winterclimbing Controversial News: (00:00) What are Scottish Winter conditions?: (00:47) Greg's ascent: (02:34) Filip's ascent: (03:25) Wider Context: (05:21) Filip's observations: (05:50) Analysis: (08:10)