Louise Turners Big Wall and expedition stuff

PatagoniaCave man, Cuernos Norte, West FaceE5 A2 1992/3A fist full of Dollars Cuernos Norte East Face A3 Twid, Martin Doyle and Olly Sanders. First Route in the Bader Valley, Paine 1994/For a few Dollars more, Mascara 800m E4 A2. Bader Valley 2000 Also Attempted Cerro Torre in 1992. Retreated after a bag was accidentally unclipped by a descending team.Attempted Fitzroy in 2003 and the Central Tower of Paine in 2000 Failed due to Patagonian weatherClimbed North Tower of Paine and numerous routes in Barilochie, Argentina..Greenland 1995Umwelten  750m E3 NulamasortoqRepeated Moby Dick 1000m Ulamatorsoq PakistanHatija 800m E3 A3 Beartrice (6000m) All female team Glenda Huxter, Kath Pyke 1997 Ramchikor, 650m E3 A2  Sotal Pa Peak, The route did not finish at the summit so found an easy scramble to the summit  PD+  Libby PeterClimbed other easy peaks and cols exploring the Nangma valley 1998 Greater TrangoNorwegian Pillar. Spent a week approaching and 21 days on the face. Climbed 500m of easy climbing and 1200m to the top of the first pillar before spending days in a storm and retreating. Got hit by an enormous avalanche on the approach to the pillar. 2000 Twid, Steve Mayers, Steve Long BaffinThe Endless Day 1000m A3 Citadel in the Stewart Valley. First British team in the valley. Twid, Gerry Gore, Shaun Hutson  1996 BorneoThe Crucible 800m A3+ Lows Gully Wall Mount Kinabalu, Second ascent of the wall (by 2 days)New route and first British ascent of the wall. 1999 Twid, Gerry Gore, Steve Long  MaliFirst British climbing teamFirst British ascent of the Hand of Fatima Kaga Tondo and lots of other routes in the area. 3 new routes the most major being Grains of Time E3  Suri Tondo 1996/97Twid, Grant Farquhar, Ray Wood MadagascarFirst British Climbing team; lots of first British ascents including Out of AfricaNew route Always the Sun 8 pitch 7c+ Twid, Grant Farquhar and Steve Mayers 1999 VenezuelaThe Land that time forgot, E4? 500m Acopan Twid, Dave Turnbull, Steve Meyers 2004 NorwayStorm Pillar E4 A1, 700m Vagakellen 2003 Jordan ‘Ocean Slabs’ AD 1989 C Forrest

Rock climbing

. Began rock climbing at college. Have climbed extensively in the United Kingdom ticking off E5s since 1995  but never quite managing harderHave also climbed in France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, Australia, Thailand, Mexico, United States, Venezuela, Madagascar, Jordan, Mali and Argentina, NorwayClimbed up to 7b+ on BoltsAccompanied Twid on numerous new routes over 16 years including Vital Statistix possibly the longest E7 at Gogarth and still unrepeated, It will be alright on the night, E7 on CloggyRhine stone cowboy 8 pitch 7b+ on the Little Orme Llandudno A few new routes with the bump following the pregnant theme including Pulling for two on North Stack wall.

Winter Climbing

I have spent ever winter in Scotland since climbing my first grade V in 1988 until the birth of my daughter in 2005. From the Skye Ridge in 1990, Sticil Face, Mitre Ridge, Eagle Ridge,  just working my way through the classics and accompanying Twid on harder routes such as his new route Scrabble ‘on sight’ grade 8 on Stob Coire nan Lochain Glencoe.Scottish winter climbing has been one of my greatest passions

Ice climbing

Have climbed in France, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Canada and the States.

Hill walking/ or running

Just about all my life. Became a manic hill walker in my teens. Hill walking probably most weekends from the age of 13. I would often go alone but later with small groups of friends.Still something I really enjoy and at some time will complete the Munros (about 200+ done)

Became a UIAGM mountain Guide in 1996