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 […]
Author Archives: Dominic
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 inductionÂ
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 downÂ
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, AlbignaÂ
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 FiammaÂ
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 BadileÂ
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 […]
Luna Nascente
We made the most of a much improved forecast with an early start and were on the first shuttle bus at 8am. We made short work of the “1 to […]
Il Risveglio di Kundalini
Val di Mello has been likened to a European Yosemite Valley, but it isn’t really a fair comparison. Whilst VdM has cliffs that are almost as high, they’re broken up […]
Val di Mello – cragging at Sasso Remenno
Jim and I are on a 10 day trip to the Alps, with a rough itinerary involving Val di Mello and the Bregaglia. Typical stormy alpine weather greets our arrival […]
Robin Proctor’s ScarÂ
After almost a month of barely any climbing, a combination of trying to rest my achilees and having foolishly taken on too much work, I was back on the rock […]
Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon
I’m really not a runner. Well, maybe just an occasional one, when it’s too wet to climb or my elbows are sore, but somehow I’ve managed to average about one […]
Stoney
The good weather luck finally ran out (we must have used it all up at Gogarth) and my Rucksack Club evening meet at Stoney was beset with showers. After half […]
