Kern Knotts
Kern Knotts is a historic crag, occupying a strategic position above Styhead Pass near the epicentre of the Lake District. It’s about an hour and a quarter of pleasant walking, […]
Kern Knotts is a historic crag, occupying a strategic position above Styhead Pass near the epicentre of the Lake District. It’s about an hour and a quarter of pleasant walking, […]
This spot had been on my to do list for decades, so I was fully on board when Paul announced it as our objective for the day when I picked […]
Diabeig in the stunning sunshine was a hard act to follow, so any cragging ticked on the way home would be more consolation than destination – especially when working around […]
A bright start and glorious views at the top of the Torridon valley… but plans to explore the cragging further south were scuppered by encroaching drizzle. Hints of a brighter […]
Kinlochewe lies some two miles south east of the head of Loch Maree, a very strong contender for the title of Scotland’s most scenic Loch (according to Undiscovered Scotland and […]
Another visit to this handy and impressive crag, which we’d enjoyed a few years ago Ardmair Crags This time we made the longer walk to Big Roof Buttress – I […]
Sheigra, perched about as far up and left as you can get on the British mainland about 10 miles south of Cape Wrath, was perhaps our favourite discovery of our […]
Father Christmas delivered three inspiring books for Rockaroundtheworld this year – the new Costa Blanca guide and Chasing the Ephemeral are both on hold for future trips (for different reasons!) […]
Warning – this post contains no actual climbing! Ellens Geo is another of the chapters in The Great Scottish Sea Cliffs – just a mile or so down the coast […]
Halfway between John O’Groats and Wick, this esoteric little crag is probably the most northeasterly on the UK mainland that ever gets climbed (there are reported routes on the Duncansby […]
The recently developed sports climbing on the conglomerate crags around Golspie add a welcome extra dimension to the cragging in the North of Scotland: Easy access, sunny aspect and favourable […]
After our SW fix, and with trips beyond these borders looking problematic for some time to come, a visit to Scotland was the obvious next itinerary for Rockaroundtheworld. Roll in […]
A week without rain in Llanberis is a bit of a rarity, but signals one thing to the Cloggy aficionado – it might be a “in”! A scan of UKC […]
After plenty of seacliff action, the call of the mountains beckoned, and with the extended dry spell and warmer temperatures, James’s enthusiasm was the final piece of the jigsaw – […]