Me bouldering at Smonside Hills This weekend me and a whole bunch of local climbers headed down to Yorkshire and Northumberland for some grit and sandstone action. We didn’t get to the crag until 2pm on Saturday and the wind was mental so we didn’t get much done. We headed up to Northumberland on Sunday …
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. …
Right: Adam leading pitch one Below: Me leading the easier ground at the start of pitch two. Adam and I went onto the Ben today for the first time this season. We climbed Smiths route which was in good nic with fairly good ice screw placements, some where a bit (spaced) run out. But the …
