Diabeig
A bright start and glorious views at the top of the Torridon valley… but plans to explore the cragging further south were scuppered by encroaching drizzle. Hints of a brighter […]
Category Archives: UK
Gairloch cragging
Kinlochewe lies some two miles south east of the head of Loch Maree, a very strong contender for the title of Scotland’s most scenic Loch (according to Undiscovered Scotland and […]
Ardmair – Big Roof Buttress
Another visit to this handy and impressive crag, which we’d enjoyed a few years ago Ardmair Crags This time we made the longer walk to Big Roof Buttress – I […]
Sheigra
Sheigra, perched about as far up and left as you can get on the British mainland about 10 miles south of Cape Wrath, was perhaps our favourite discovery of our […]
Sarclet – “Pudding” by the seaside
Father Christmas delivered three inspiring books for Rockaroundtheworld this year – the new Costa Blanca guide and Chasing the Ephemeral are both on hold for future trips (for different reasons!) […]
Ellens Geo
Warning – this post contains no actual climbing! Ellens Geo is another of the chapters in The Great Scottish Sea Cliffs – just a mile or so down the coast […]
Auckengill – a quarried crag with a difference
Halfway between John O’Groats and Wick, this esoteric little crag is probably the most northeasterly on the UK mainland that ever gets climbed (there are reported routes on the Duncansby […]
East Coast conglomerate
The recently developed sports climbing on the conglomerate crags around Golspie add a welcome extra dimension to the cragging in the North of Scotland: Easy access, sunny aspect and favourable […]
Cairngorm Cragging – Glen Clova & Pass of Ballater
After our SW fix, and with trips beyond these borders looking problematic for some time to come, a visit to Scotland was the obvious next itinerary for Rockaroundtheworld. Roll in […]
Cloggy
A week without rain in Llanberis is a bit of a rarity, but signals one thing to the Cloggy aficionado – it might be a “in”! A scan of UKC […]
Craig Yr Ysfa
After plenty of seacliff action, the call of the mountains beckoned, and with the extended dry spell and warmer temperatures, James’s enthusiasm was the final piece of the jigsaw – […]
Attermire Scar
Who’d have thought it – after dodging showers, high winds and general “belay jacket” weather for trips to Cornwall and Pembroke, we arrive home to a heatwave! Even more remarkable, […]
St David’s South – Carreg-y-Barcud and Velvet Wall
In stark contrast to the gabbro granite on St David’s Head itself St David’s Head – Craig Coetan and South Buttress The climbing along the coastline to the south of […]
St David’s Head – Craig Coetan and South Buttress
More rain on Sunday, with the weather system blowing in from the Atlantic, so we had the idea to attempt an outflanking manoeuvre and head to North Pembroke – we […]
Range West
It’s been an undeniably dreadful year, so it seems almost perverse to flag up the occasional positive from the pandemic, like neighbourliness, vaccines and birdsong. There have also been huge […]
Mother Carey’s and No Man’s Zawn – a Pan Odyssey
Regular blog followers will know I’m a bit of a ticker (feel free to insert the word “sad”) and I’ve been gradually working my way through the routes featured in […]
Range East
May is a great window for a trip to Pembroke (apart from being peak firing season!) Jake and Leah managed to get a few days off so we hatched a […]
Cheesewring and Dewerstone
Low tide at 7pm, a big swell and 40mph winds, not to mention 10C and possible showers – you’d be hard pressed to pick a less conducive set of conditions […]
Screda Point
Screda Point is archetypal Culm Coast climbing – smooth uniform angled slabs, with discontinuous cracks providing occasional holds and even more occasional gear. All 7 routes described in Rockfax on […]
Lower Sharpnose
Lower Sharpnose must rank as one of the most unusual and spectacular climbing venues in the UK. Three parallel fins of rock, unfeasibly thin and seemingly fragile, jut defiantly out […]
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