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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]