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!) […]
Tag Archives: Scotland
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 […]
Ardmair Crags
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 – […]
Torridon – Diabaig and Inveralligin Sea-Cliff
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 […]
Applecross – Sgurr a’ Chaorachain
We figured Skye might be a bit rammed over the weekend, so headed back over the bridge to explore Applecross. Another charming stopover overlooking Loch Carron … and then we […]
Rhiconich
This was hyped as “The best roadside crag in Scotland” and then somewhat put in its place in the selected climbs guide with: “it’s nae bad, but… “. Anyway, for […]
Sheigra
Pressing on for the last few miles to Ullapool, the obvious increase in motorhomes on the road makes us realise we’ve joined the North Coast 500 driving route. Great to […]
Glen Ogle
With the thermometer still showing 30 plus we pressed on northwards, but wanted to break the 6 hour drive to Ullapool. Glen Ogle looked like the perfect stopover – the […]
Poldubh Crags, Glen Nevis
A side trip towards Arisaig failed to outflank a band of rain blowing in from the west, but did lead us to stumble upon the Glenuig Inn, offering free overnight […]
Aonach Dubh East Face, Glen Coe
It’s not often that Glen Coe has a better weather forecast than Pembroke or Gogarth, and even more unlikely that you’ll be lucky enough to find yourself there when it […]
Sutherland and a first taste of winterÂ
31 years ago, a bunch of work colleagues had a weekend away in The Pass, and we’ve got together on the same weekend pretty much every year since (none of […]
Creag Mohr
The forecast had Thursday down as a complete write off, but it dawned dry with even the odd bit of blue. Lovely views across Loch Fleet, past a couple of […]
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