Swastika
Swastika was the third of my Hard Rock objectives for this long-weekend blast to Lochaber. Scorching temperatures on Friday and Saturday made it an easy decision to opt for the […]
Category Archives: UK
Raven’s Gully
Hamish MacInnes has a legendary legacy when it comes to climbing in Scotland, but his contribution to Hard Rock (at least in the author’s opinion) was a bit of a […]
The Bat
The Bat on Carn Dearg Buttress on The Ben has a fearsome reputation, and barring The Scoop, was potentially the toughest assignment of the remaining ten routes on my Hard […]
Clogwyn Yr Adar – Carlsberg don’t do crags, but if they did…
Here’s another crag that you’ve probably never heard of, but check it out – it’s an absolute belter (thanks to George for the tip off, and to Alex for having […]
Carreg Fran Isaf – newly-developed Ogwen Valley mountain crag
I was heading over to the Rucksack Club hut in The Pass for Steve’s Beudy meet and I teamed up with George who was up for a day-trip. “How about […]
Dovedale Church
A bit of a drizzly day, with the prospect of dry rock out east, prompted Helen, Jake and me to pay a visit to Dovedale. We were amazed by the […]
Peak Grit – from Popular to Esoteric (and back?)
My German colleague, Matthias, is a climber and managed to tag a visit to The Peak District on to the end of a business trip from his base in The […]
Slanting Slab – just 10 Hard Rock routes to go
Slanting Slab on Cloggy is the only route south of the border remaining on my Hard Rock tick list. After a reconnaissance last year… … all the ingredients fell into […]
Mid-week Snowdonia
Helen and I took advantage of the dry weather and a few spare days to grab a mid-week Welsh hit before the school holidays started and the hoardes arrived. Beudy […]
Swanage Revisited
Perhaps the most outstanding aspect of Britain’s climbing is its seacliffs, which are unique in the world for their variety and the extent to which they have been explored by […]
Avon Calling
Jim and I had pencilled in a mid-week slot for a mini-adventure, but a browse of the usual destinations was coming up distinctly damp: Pembroke – nope; Cornwall – nope; […]
Rucksack Club Gogarth Meet
Helen and I have been organising the Rucksack Club’s annual pilgrimage to Gogarth for over 20 years (a terrifying thought in itself!) After the “virtual” zoom version in 2020, and […]
Grand Alliance for Father’s Day
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 […]
Frodsham – Sandstone Highballs in a Gritstone Sandwich
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 […]
Best of North Wales (from Beudy Mawr – the Best Hut in North Wales!)
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 […]
Gallanach Crags, Oban
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 […]
Gearr Aonach
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 […]
Four Star Glen Nevis
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 […]
Yo-Yo – North Face of Aonach Dubh
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 […]
Arisaig Sport Climbing – Prince’s Stone and a couple of recces
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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