Southern Scotland cragging – The Good, the Bad and the Baggy
The Old Man of Stoer was undoubtedly the highlight of our 10 day blast around Scotland Old Man of Stoer … and it was great to catch a glimpse of cloud-free […]
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Old Man of Stoer
One of “The Big Three Scottish Sea Stacks” and “arguably the finest” according to Gary Latter, The Old Man of Stoer has been a long-term goal of mine – I’d […]
Sron na Ciche, Skye
It’s over 30 years since we last stayed at the Glenbrittle Campsite, and the most obvious change is that it’s now 90% vans and motorhomes (so much for distant memories […]
Dallen’s Rock – a very handy microcrag
Craigallan, The Rucksack Club’s Scottish hut, is a fabulous base for exploring the finest mountain crags in Lochaber (and therefore Britain?) Strategically situated overlooking Loch Linnie, it’s just twenty minutes […]
Cloggy Revisited
Having polished off the Lakes section of Hard Rock over the Bank Holiday weekend, the ticking focus moved on to the remaining Welsh routes – Vember and Slanting Slab; both […]
Birthday Climb – North West Girdle, Almscliff
I usually try to grab a memorable climb to celebrate my birthday with. Sometimes these are epic / exotic https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2019/09/01/outer-space-eldorado-canyon-and-a-memorable-birthday/ Often they’ve been at Gogarth https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2017/09/01/flytrap-on-gogarth-north-stack-birthday-adventure/ Or involved a “tick” […]
Black Crag, Pike o’ Blisko
There are a string of crags, scattered over the southern slopes of Pike o’ Blisko, of which Black Crag is the most extensive. They’re more on the scale of a […]
Destination Dow
Dow Crag is one of the great mountain crags of The Lakes, and benefits from fairly easy access from Langdale (20mins drive) so is a great spot to avoid the […]
Engineer’s Slabs, Gable and a long overdue encounter
I first leafed through Hard Rock almost 40 years ago – a hallowed tome on Pete’s (my father-in-law to be) bookshelf. At that time, and for quite a few years […]
Ilam Rock Paraclimbing
It’s almost 2 years since I posted about supporting Michelle to fulfil her goal of climbing The Old Man of Hoy – a stretch target and bucket-list dream for most […]
You know it’s a weird summer when The Lakes is the dry option – Raven Crag and Hodge Close
Jake and I had a couple of days window for a mid-week getaway in Glorious August – if only the weather would play game. Scouring forecasts, options were limited: Even […]
A Day Out on’t Moors – Peak Scar and Whitestone Cliffe
I’ve already confessed to being a “ticker” (insert puerile if you want to judge me!) and I’m getting towards the end of Chris Craggs’ 100 Best Routes on Limestone. Most […]
Troy Quarry
I caught up with Hamish for a short afternoon hit after a morning of torrential rain. Handy location, fast drying and surprisingly scenic – it’s well worth a visit as […]
Costa del Silverdale and Runestones – seaside and slate sport
Heading up to the Lakes for Dave’s 60th, with an iffy forecast for the big hills, it seemed like a good opportunity to sample the newly-developed sports climbing on Morecambe […]
Aonach Dubh East face
After 5 days of beasting ourselves with two-hour walk-ins and feasting on Extreme and Hard Rock ticks, something had to give for the final day of our Scottish Odyssey if […]
Buachaille Etive Mor – Slime Wall
The unappealingly named Slime Wall on the Buachaille is actually a fabulous chunk of rock, set on the shady north wall of Great Gully, but as you’d imagine, it needs […]
Unicorn and Scansor – Stob Coire nan Lochan
These two Extreme Rock routes have been on my to-do list for many years, and fitted the “high and shady” profile that mid-20 temps in Glencoe demanded. Of course, the […]
Centurion – The Ben
Having been climbing for 40 years, it’s hard to believe I’ve never done a summer climb on The Ben. Much debate about factors such as proximity (it’d be “on the […]
Shelter Stone Crag – The Needle, Steeple and Haystack
With tricky access to anywhere Alpine, Paul and Andy had pencilled in a short week away somewhere in the UK, and were happy to have me along as a third […]
Dove take 2 – Extol and Bucket City
Day 2 of the Dad and Jake Lakes Adventure required a suitable objective to avoid being a damp squib after our Langdale ticking session. The weather warranted a mountain crag […]
