Yesterday Mhairi, Andy, Stuart and I headed up to Pass Of Ballater for some more granite trad action in the sun. Everyone got a bunch of routes done, including Stuart who did his first HVS which was also his 3rd trad route lead. Not a bad way to start his summer. Mhairi and Andy also …
Today Mhairi, Andy and I headed to Upper Cave (Dunkeld). We were all psyched for the sport routes but when we arrived at the crag we realised the sport wall was totally soaked through. Which was a shame, as the weather was awesome and the sun was shining. We had a look around and realised …
Above and Below: Approaching the route After returning home at 1 am on Sunday morning from my antics on the Ben, I caught a few hours sleep before waking up and checking my emails. I had a message waiting from Guy Robertson asking if I was keen to head into the Gorms on Monday for …
Ok put rock cragging on hold, winter is BACK!!!!!!! Yesterday Ian Parnell and I headed up to a very wintery Ben Nevis to do a route on the Indicator wall area. On the walk in it was snowing hard and the rock was looking very white. There seemed to be lots of ice still lurking …
Today Ali Swinton and I decided to go for some rock gragging instead of following the hords up to a slushy Ben Nevis. We headed to Pass of Ballater, this was the first time I had been there and I found it to be an awsome grag. The weather was good and we both had …
pic; me leading the first pitch Yesterday James and I headed back to Udlaidh. I was hoping to try Andy Turners new mixed line on the lower tier but when I got to the base of the route I found that it was dripping and running with water as the temperature was quite high. Not …
Pics; (first 4) Me on the first pitch After returning from the Alps on Saturday, I was keen to get out climbing again so today James and I headed up to Beinn Udlaidh to get stuck into the fat ice that James had been raving about over the past few days. We went up to …
Conge Conditions. The Ice conditions in Conge are not too bad at the moment. There is a lot to climb and most of the routes are fat and formed, with only a few not in condition. I did not get pictures of “Flash Estivo” (WI-3) or “Fiumana Di Money” (WI-3) but they are both in …
Last week Damien and I got an offer from a friend to share a ride to Cogne in Italy on Sunday. So yesterday we got up bright and early and headed into Cham to meet up with Charlie and a friend of his (Abbs) to head to Conge. Unfortunately Damo has been ill for the …
Hoping to do a mixed route on the Midi, Damien and I got up early and headed up to Chamonix to try and catch the first bin up the mountain. Unfortunately due to high winds the bin was not running and it looked like it would be a while before it would be. We decided …
