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 […]
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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 […]
Ardnamurchan – The Gift of the Gabbro
Another fabulous climbing area that wasn’t really on our radar until the happy coincidence of a visit by Zoe and Dave and a possible weather window – all the excuse […]
Rosehearty and Meackie Point
Rosehearty is a pleasant village near the far east of the Moray Coast, only a few miles from Fraserburgh. Not an obvious spot for a visit, but it held twin […]
Moray Coast – Logie Head and Cummingston
“Scottish climbing” conjures up images of big days on The Ben and huge walk-ins to remote crags, but away from the big hills there’s a whole other dimension – Scotland’s […]
Ardverikie Wall
We’re off on another foray north of the border, chasing the sun and dodging showers as usual. There’s no very well defined plan, although it would be nice to tick […]
Rhoscolyn
Regular readers (both of you!) will know that Gogarth is my favourite stomping ground, so unsurprisingly I’m gradually running out of things that I haven’t done or aren’t too terrifying […]
Pembroke Rucksack Club Meet – Part 2
The “late shift” of Martin, Dave, Helen, Jim and Claire arrived on Monday to keep the buzz going for another week, bringing a welcome improvement in the weather with them! […]
Pembroke Rucksack Club Meet – Part I
Jack’s official meet started on the Thursday before the Bank Holiday weekend, so Paul, Jake and I took advantage of the extended window to beat the inevitable traffic and get […]
Pike o’ Blisco – Three Crag Day
After a bit of a Covid-enforced lull in RockAroundTheWorld activity, Sunday was an opportunity for some gentle trad in the company of Stan (also recovering, though a bit further down […]
Completing Almscliff’s Big Three
Back in Blighty after two months on some of Europe’s finest limestone sport crags, there’s little enthusiasm for local bolt-clipping. The appeal of the convenience and comfort of the “metal […]
Widdop Bouldering
Andy and Jake were both keen to get out to make the most of a chilly but bright day – just about enough foam and enthusiasm to motivate me into […]
Two Sides of Scottish Winter Climbing
The first “Big Chill” of the year prompted a WhatsApp call-to-action from Stan: “Anyone keen to head North this weekend?” Closer study of MWIS revealed that it was actually quite […]
New Year Hard Rock tick – Kilnsey Main Overhang
Staying in the UK for the majority of 2021 was a good opportunity to get some outstanding routes from Hard Rock ticked, including: Extol, Engineers Slab, Centurion, North West Girdle […]
High Pressure across Britain
Our planned return home for some work commitments was slightly accelerated to beat the impending requirements for PCR tests on entry to the UK – nothing like as dramatic as […]
Upper Pen Trewyn – Sunshine by the Seaside
Llandudno looked like the best bet to escape the rain elsewhere in North Wales, and we woke up parked at the top of the Great Orme to find we’d finally […]
Tremadog – Cream, Vulcan and Falcon
A gloomy forecast across the UK, with occasional chinks of dryness had Jake and me heading for North Wales in hope rather than expectation. Even the usual safe bet of […]
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 […]
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