Witches’ Quarry
A very fine summer evening (at least in the context of 2017 which has stretched the definition of the world “summer” to new territory!) Dry and midge-free cragging and even […]
Author Archives: Dominic
Gogarth Red Wall
It’s raining everywhere apart from Holyhead (as always), the bird ban is over for the year and Stan’s out – we’re off to Red Wall (of course!) Trying to find […]
Castle Naze
Forecasts suggested that a decent start to the day would turn to showers, not ideal for the first Rucksack Club evening meet we’d managed to be around for in ages. […]
Trowgill
With Sunday having the only decent forecast for a week, we hauled aching bodies into action for a trip to Yorkshire. Steve’s suggestion of Trowgill being better than any inspiration […]
Elephant Rock
The reason for heading over to the Angus coast was to sample the different flavour of sports climbing available on the sea cliffs there. We picked Elephant Rock for its […]
More Moy
Heading back south we stopped in for some more Moy – a bit of unfinished business from the week before. Helen put in a really determined effort to lead Fighting […]
Latheronwheel
Second time lucky, and after a drizzling start, we enjoyed a great day on Latheronwheel. Even the approach is spectacular, down an easy gully to a dry zawn amidst four […]
John o’Groats and Duncanby Head
We planned to climb at Latheronwheel (trad seacliff recommended by some locals we met at Creag Bheag) but it was showery. I went for a recce anyway… … and got […]
Creag Bheag
After our rain-check recce a couple of days before, we were treated to a spectacular day at Creag Bheag. What a great spot! About 20 routes from 4+ to 6b+, […]
Creag an Amalaidh or Princess Cairn
Creag an Amalaidh is the extensive crag you see as you approach Golspie from the south, high above the A9. The guide suggests a 20 minute approach, which seemed […]
Torboll
Another morning waking up in a pretty spot – the launching ramp at Mickel Ferry. However, this one WAS a rainy day so we checked out Torboll. At first […]
Creag Mohr
The forecast had Thursday down as a complete write off, but it dawned dry with even the odd bit of blue. Lovely views across Loch Fleet, past a couple of […]
Moy Rock – Scotland’s answer to Riglos
I’ve embarked on this trip without any great expectations of the climbing – the forecast is for showers and intermittent thunderstorms for the whole week, and I’d imagined the sports […]
Ratho – the ultimate YECTOYD
Fed up with the rain at home we figured we may as well at least have a change of scene and get rained on in Scotland instead. It helped that […]
The Corner
Is there a more iconic route in Britain? It might only be a hundred and some feet high, but Cenotaph Corner holds a special place in the history of UK […]
Tremadog induction
With a couple of dry days forecast it was a good opportunity to introduce Jake to the delights of Tremadog. First up was The Plumb – in one glorious 50m […]
La Caurga – Sirta, a sports climbing wind down
With an airport day on the agenda we were looking for single pitch bolt clipping, near the road and not too far out of our way to Bergamo. This crag […]
Lasciamili, Albigna
With a long day under our belts we fancied something a bit shorter, and maybe a tad harder. Lasciamili, a 6 pitch 6b which we could rap off fitted the […]
Spazzacaldeira, Albigna: Dente per Dente, NE Ridge Direct (via Nigg) and the Fiamma
We came down from the Sasc Fura hut with a vague plan to do a shortish valley route (6 pitches of up to 6b) further down the val Chiavenna, but […]
Another Day In Paradise – NE face of Piz Badile
Piz Badile is less than 10km from the Mello Valley (as the crow flies), but it’s an hour and a half drive round and across the Swiss border to the […]
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