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Grand Alliance for Father’s Day

June 19, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

Black Crag in Borrowdale is a great venue with a wide spread of grades – with the unusual distinction of routes that feature in both Classic Rock and Extreme Rock […]

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Lakes, UK

Frodsham – Sandstone Highballs in a Gritstone Sandwich

June 18, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

Having commuted to Chester from Manchester every day for three years, not to mention regular pilgrimages to Snowdonia and Gogarth, I reckon I’ve driven past Frodsham at least a thousand […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Best of North Wales (from Beudy Mawr – the Best Hut in North Wales!)

June 14, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

With a bit of a mixed forecast, Wales was looking like the best of a bad bunch for an extended weekend with Paul. As a bonus it meant we could […]

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UK, Wales

Gallanach Crags, Oban

June 7, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

Here’s another new sport climbing venue that we stumbled across thanks to the UKC “find a crag” map. The Gallanach Crags are just south of Oban looking out over the […]

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Scotland

Gearr Aonach

June 6, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

Glen Coe is a magnificent spot, with some sensational climbing, but a lot of it is shady and it’s almost all a good hour from the car. Looking for a […]

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Scotland, UK

Four Star Glen Nevis

June 5, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

After a couple of weeks of chasing the sun and dodging showers (not to mention gale force winds) on our Scottish tour, we were rewarded for our tenacity by a […]

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Rucksack Club, Scotland, UK

Yo-Yo – North Face of Aonach Dubh

June 3, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

Friday of the Jubilee Weekend dawned bright and blue, and it was shaping up to be another cracking day as I left Craigallan for an 8am rendezvous with Jim at […]

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Scotland, UK

Arisaig Sport Climbing – Prince’s Stone and a couple of recces

May 30, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

There are a bunch of small sport crags scattered around Arisaig and we’ve done a bit of recceing on previous visits – these have generally been in poor weather when […]

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Scotland, UK

Ardnamurchan – The Gift of the Gabbro

May 29, 2022by Dominic 1 Comment

Another fabulous climbing area that wasn’t really on our radar until the happy coincidence of a visit by Zoe and Dave and a possible weather window – all the excuse […]

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Scotland, UK

Rosehearty and Meackie Point

May 24, 2022by Dominic 4 Comments

Rosehearty is a pleasant village near the far east of the Moray Coast, only a few miles from Fraserburgh. Not an obvious spot for a visit, but it held twin […]

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Scotland, UK

Moray Coast – Logie Head and Cummingston

May 21, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

“Scottish climbing” conjures up images of big days on The Ben and huge walk-ins to remote crags, but away from the big hills there’s a whole other dimension – Scotland’s […]

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Scotland, UK

Ardverikie Wall

May 20, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

We’re off on another foray north of the border, chasing the sun and dodging showers as usual. There’s no very well defined plan, although it would be nice to tick […]

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Scotland, UK

Rhoscolyn

May 14, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

Regular readers (both of you!) will know that Gogarth is my favourite stomping ground, so unsurprisingly I’m gradually running out of things that I haven’t done or aren’t too terrifying […]

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UK, Wales

Pembroke Rucksack Club Meet – Part 2

May 8, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

The “late shift” of Martin, Dave, Helen, Jim and Claire arrived on Monday to keep the buzz going for another week, bringing a welcome improvement in the weather with them! […]

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Rucksack Club, UK, Wales

Pembroke Rucksack Club Meet – Part I

May 2, 2022by Dominic 4 Comments

Jack’s official meet started on the Thursday before the Bank Holiday weekend, so Paul, Jake and I took advantage of the extended window to beat the inevitable traffic and get […]

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Rucksack Club, UK, Wales

Pike o’ Blisco – Three Crag Day

April 17, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

After a bit of a Covid-enforced lull in RockAroundTheWorld activity, Sunday was an opportunity for some gentle trad in the company of Stan (also recovering, though a bit further down […]

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Lakes, UK

Completing Almscliff’s Big Three

April 3, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

Back in Blighty after two months on some of Europe’s finest limestone sport crags, there’s little enthusiasm for local bolt-clipping. The appeal of the convenience and comfort of the “metal […]

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UK, Yorkshire

Saint-Géry and Vers – That’s The Lot

March 23, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

After a couple of months of more or less non-stop climbing we were plotting our route home from the Ariege, allowing a fairly leisurely 3 days. Each of our last […]

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France

Niaux Valley – Génat, Sibada and Alliat

March 21, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

There’s a huge amount of climbing in the Ariege, featuring limestone and granite; single pitch valley cragging and bigger mountain adventures and to suit all tastes and abilities. The Niaux […]

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Ariege, France

Keep Calamès and Carry On Climbing!

March 19, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

Our onwards travels with our counter-intuitive escape from rain-soaked Spain took us to the Ariege in the French Pyrenees, just to the north of Andorra. The forecast promised a generally […]

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Ariege, France

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