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Climbing Trips: The Peak District
Back in April we headed down to the Peak District in England for four days of climbing with our friend Laurie who was over from San Francisco for a wedding. We enjoyed summer-like weather the entire time. It was magic. … Continue reading
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Torridon Crags
After we got back to the car from climbing the Cioch Nose, we headed north for Torridon via Applecross which seemed to be in full swing as host for some Highland Games. We drove into town looking for supplies and … Continue reading
Recipe Wednesday: Sourdough
Sourdough is complicated but with a little practice you will make amazing bread. The instructions below are the stripped down basics. Some steps may need to be adjusted a bit. I learned from a cookbook and my eventual success with … Continue reading
Cioch Nose
Last weekend the weather was good on the west coast, and despite a moderate midge forecast of 3, we packed up the car and headed to Applecross on Friday night. Our plan was to stay at the Wee Bunkhouse Friday … Continue reading
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Recipe Wednesday: Frittata and Brocolli
I just made this up the other night. It’s all we had in the fridge, but sometimes that makes the best meals. Both of these dishes are great for mixing and matching as well. We often eat frittata with noodles, … Continue reading
Weird Sister
Just had a fantastic morning out with my friend Johannes. We did a 3 pitch E3 5c which would be about 5.11 a. I got the first 5a pitch which felt a lot more like 5b above poor gear but … Continue reading
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Mountain Biking
Finally got out on the mountain bike properly this weekend. My buddy Danimal had the weekend off from Mountain Rescue Practice and the weather was looking wet from the westest west to the eastest east, and all points north and … Continue reading
Climbing Trips: Garbh Coire
Recently, Amelia and I headed into the remote Garbh Coire to climb the incredible Squareface Buttress (VD ***). This is all part of our (my?) mission to get Amelia leading regularly on rock and up to a point where we … Continue reading
Coastal Climbing Update
Like last year, the outdoor season started strong. The coastal cragging has been great with some real stand-out climbs with various partners. The two hardest climbs on the coast this spring were Subline (E3 5c ***) with Amelia and Vespa … Continue reading
Spring Update
It’s been a great spring here in Scotland this year. Like last year, the nice weather started with tiny bursts of warm days by the end of February and got more frequent around the middle of March. April I think, … Continue reading
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