After our three big days doing Alpine routes. Euan and I dicided to go for some easy sport cragging. Still totally gubbed from the previous few days nothing harder than 6b+ got ticked. But it was fun to get moving on the French sport crags.
On the 16th, Euan and I walked into the Rottal Hutte (hut) below the North face of the Abeniflue. Early the next morning (3am) we walked to the base of our intended route which is the ridge on the right hand side of the face (TD). We had to take a low detour to avoid …
After a few attempts at the redpoint today I got the 7c Marlina at upper cave, Dunkeld. Iv been trying the route for a few days now, and I’m happy to get it before I go to the Alps on the 14th. I was up there with Andrew Innes who was trying Hammish Teddys 7b+, …
Recently the weather in the UK has not been the best. This has given me some time to get fit for my up and coming trip to the French Alps. Over the last to months I have stepped up my training from mostly climbing and light cardio. To Full cardio sessions 4-5times a week and …
Over the past two days myself and four friends where down in the very windy Yorkshire. We where climbing the sport routes at Gordale Scar. Mhairi and Damien both made a fast accent of the 7b Last dog, Neil Mcgeachy was trying the 8b Hue Cool and seems to be making good progress on this. …
Top-Me on Avant Match 7cBellow- Me on Energy Positiva 7c+ For the past two weeks I have been on a sport climbing trip to Terradets In Spain. I was away with Neil Mcgeachy and Ally Swinton, We met up with Tom Bulger and Lynne Malcome who have been living out there for the last 7 …
Photo: Me on Avant Match 7c Im away on a trip to Spain at the moment. Over the last week there has been alot of rain but people have been getting stuff done. Day before yesterday Neil McGeachy flashed his first 7c+ and Tom Bolger flashed 8a and 7c+. Today I did Avant Match 7c …
Today I was up at Dunkeld (Upper Cave Crag). Adam, Mhairi and I where trying the sport route Hamish Teddy’s Excellent Adventure 7b+. I got the route on my first redpoint of the day, which was good because it gave me the chance to work on Marlina which is also an awsome route. Adam and …
Today James, Damien and I headed up to Earnseugh for some early season trad. We only did a couple of routes, Pterodactyl E2 5b and Bats Belfry E2 5C. But we got the chance to check out some of the harder routes for later return trips.
Top-Me just swinging round the roof into the steep crack Below- Damien on the second pitch of Stirling Bomber Today the wind had died off a lot and Damian and I headed back into Coire Sneachda to a very white Fiacall Buttress. We did two amazing routes, the first was Watch Out VI/8 which I …
