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Moray Coast – Logie Head and Cummingston

May 21, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

“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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Ardverikie Wall

May 20, 2022by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Two Sides of Scottish Winter Climbing

January 9, 2022by Dominic 1 Comment

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 […]

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Rucksack Club, Scotland, UK

Old Man of Stoer

September 16, 2021by Dominic 1 Comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Dallen’s Rock – a very handy microcrag

September 11, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Rucksack Club, Scotland, UK

Aonach Dubh East face

July 24, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Buachaille Etive Mor – Slime Wall

July 23, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Unicorn and Scansor – Stob Coire nan Lochan

July 22, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Shelter Stone Crag – The Needle, Steeple and Haystack

July 20, 2021by Dominic 1 Comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Central Highlands Sports Crags

June 25, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

Diabeig in the stunning sunshine was a hard act to follow, so any cragging ticked on the way home would be more consolation than destination – especially when working around […]

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Scotland, UK

Diabeig

June 23, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Gairloch cragging

June 22, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Scotland, South West, UK

Ardmair – Big Roof Buttress

June 18, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Sarclet – “Pudding” by the seaside

June 15, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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!) […]

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Scotland, UK

Ellens Geo

June 13, 2021by Dominic 1 Comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Auckengill – a quarried crag with a difference

June 12, 2021by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

East Coast conglomerate

June 10, 2021by Dominic 2 Comments

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Cairngorm Cragging – Glen Clova & Pass of Ballater

June 8, 2021by Dominic 3 Comments

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 […]

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Scotland, UK

Ardmair Crags

May 14, 2019by Dominic 1 Comment

These extensive sandstone cliffs are set on the sunny north bank of a lively burn, just 10 mins from the coast road, about 3 miles north of Ullapool (hint – […]

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Campervan Stopover, Scotland, UK

Torridon – Diabaig and Inveralligin Sea-Cliff

May 13, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

We’d visited the fabulous gneiss seacliffs at Diabaig a few years ago, and picked off the plumb lines on The Pillar, including the eponymous 4* E2. It’s a charming little […]

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Campervan Stopover, Scotland, UK

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