Top: View of Hells Lumfrom Carn Etchachan. Bottom:Euan at the belayof the second pitch Yesterday Euan and I went over to Carn Etchachan to do this route that we saw when we did the Guillotine. It was a good looking line called Nathrach Dubh, consisting of technical cracks and corners going at VI/6. It was …
It was my last day of climbing today but when I woke up I felt like id slept in a tumble drier. I was quite tired from the work out on Fission yesterday so we decided to go into the upper gorge and do the super classic Trappfoss WI4. It was a good route with …
After a well needed rest day yesterday Ken and I headed back over to the Kroken area. I had had my eye on the M10 called Fission since I had done the M6 left of it 2 years ago. I looked over the moves from the ground and decided to give it a go. I …
After three trips to the Rjukan area in Norway I finally got the route I have had my eye on ever since I saw a picture of it in the Petzl catalogue. Three months of winter climbing in Scotland and mega training sessions on the wall in my garage lead up to today, and I can safely …
Top: Me Leading M7 Bottom: Kenny Leading WI4After a long day yesterday, when we got diverted to another airport on our way to Norway (torp) and then bused around for three hours we finaly arrived at our accom at 1:30am this morning. We woke at 7:30am and oppted for an easier day to get …
Top: Me swinging roung the imposinf roof on the first pitch Bottom: Euan starting the second pitch Wanting a shorter day after the heading to Carn Etchachan yesterday Euan and I decided to head into Sneachda for some mixed action on The Mess of Pottage buttress. We did the Messanger which had a tricky technical …
Left: Euan walking down to Loch Avon Basin Below: The amazing Guillatine chimney Left: Euan Leading the top pitch by torch light Psyched for a day over in Carn Etchachan, Yesterday Euan and I had an early start from Edinburgh hoping to get to the Cairngorm car park for 8am, but as we pulled up …
Above: James leading thenarrow second pitch Below: Me leading the hollow pillaron the third pitch Yesterday James and I went up onto Ben Nevis because I was up on the 30th I knew that Point Five Gully was in good condition. We got up early and arrived at the bottom of the route before light. …
