Central Buttress, Water-cum-Jolly
This major crag is somewhat tucked out of sight, deep in the Dale, but that’s really no excuse for never having been there. Somehow, it never had the same allure […]
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Resurrection
This one’s been on Jake’s to do list for quite a while, and with a few days window back from uni, The Pass is programmed in for the first stop […]
More Scugdale
A month on from the chilly visit that Helen and I made (wrapped up in thermals and belay jackets), Jake and I dropped in for an hour to break the […]
Suicide Wall, Cwm Idwal
With a couple of weeks of dry sunny weather behind us I was keen to make the most of the conditions to get up high in the Snowdonia hills… ignoring […]
Roasting at The Roaches
A fabulous afternoon and evening at the Roaches for the Rucksack Club Wednesday evening meet. Perfect blue skies and blazing sunshine were somewhat offset by a chilly easterly blowing over […]
In praise of “holes in the ground”
Another scorcher on Sunday, but we only had a short day available, so the east facing, lefthand walls of The Racetrack sector at Harpur Hill. Amazing what a bit of […]
Run, Bike, Kayak – Questar triathlon, Cotswolds
A great day out in the Cotswolds for Team “Bros O” – Triathlon meets score mountain marathon at the Questar Cotswold Adventure Race. With 5 hours to bike, run and […]
Armathwaite, Cumbria
Billed in the Lakes selected climbs guide as “Cumbria’s hidden gem” Armathwaite also has the benefit of being just off the M6 south of Carlisle, and therefore the perfect spot […]
Wave Buttress, Steall Meadows Crags, Glen Nevis
Driving to the very far end of Glen Nevis you find an idyllic spot at the foot of The Ben, somewhat surprisingly with neither “no overnight parking” signs nor an […]
Poldubh Crags, Glen Nevis
A side trip towards Arisaig failed to outflank a band of rain blowing in from the west, but did lead us to stumble upon the Glenuig Inn, offering free overnight […]
Aonach Dubh East Face, Glen Coe
It’s not often that Glen Coe has a better weather forecast than Pembroke or Gogarth, and even more unlikely that you’ll be lucky enough to find yourself there when it […]
Glen Lednock, Central Highlands
A decent forecast for Scotland for the next week had us packing the van and heading north. We fished out our “Scottish Sport” guide and settled on Glen Lednock (not […]
Another evening at the New Mills Torrs all-weather venue
With heavy rain coming in from the North West, Andy and John opted to move the Rucksack Club Wednesday evening meet from Anglezark (near Bolton) to New Mills Torrs. Once […]
Craig y Castell
With the sun streaming through the van windows we were up and about by 7.30am and heading up to the crag before 9 whilst still enjoying the morning coolth. Not […]
Craig Yr Ogof (Cwm Silyn)
With a fabulous forecast for the reminder of the Bank Holiday weekend, a quick turnaround sees me heading west along the A55 to catch up with Paul for a couple […]
Kyloe (Out)
Not a political protest chant – Kyloe Crag (or Collar Heugh as it is marked on the OS map) is colloquially know as “out” to distinguish it from its near […]
Bowden Doors
We found a grand little spot to park up for the night, just south of Amble, above a gorgeous unspoilt beach (albeit with a power station on the headland!) … […]
East Woodburn
At the risk of sounding like a stuck record, this was another chilly, windy day. Time to put the East Woodburn plan into operation – a south facing crag, 5 […]
Great Wanny – Great Connies (not!)
More chilly weather (about 10C) and a howling northwesterly meant that a north facing crag was hardly the ideal option. However, Great Wanny is “perhaps the most impressive crag in […]
Scot Crag Scugdale
Heading up to visit Jake in Newcastle we break the journey at Scugdale at the northern end of the North Yorks Moors. Not an inspiring name but an absolutely lovely […]
