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 […]
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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 […]
