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Climbing Trips: Isle of Skye
Back in August we took a weekend trip to the Isle of Skye to do some climbing and hillwalking with some friends. Our good friends Johannes and Jane organized food, drink and accommodations so all we had to do was … Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Hill Walking, Skye
Tagged climbing, friends, mountains, multi-pitch, scotland, trad climbing, walking
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Agag’s groovy
After Brad and I climbed Squareface a few months back, Johannes made me a tick list of 10 classic easy multi-pitch routes in Scotland. Soon after, the weather took a bad turn and I’ve had to (im)patiently wait for it … Continue reading
Glen Clova
We went climbing in Glen Clova last weekend. It’s an hour’s drive south of here, in Angus. The closest town is Kirriemuir, whose claim to fame is being the birthplace of both J.M. Barrie (the author of Peter Pan) and … Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Hill Walking
Tagged Corrie Fee, friends, Glen Clova, Glen Doll, Red Craigs, scotland, trad climbing
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Squareface
While I was happy to get a long weekend out of it, the royal wedding did not interest me in the slightest. The closest we got to paying it any attention was turning on BBC radio while driving out of … Continue reading
A breakdown, a castle, and an old man
I had a conference on Skye last weekend. Sometimes when my conferences are in nice/fun enough places I can convince Brad to come along with me, and Skye definitely exceeds the nice/fun threshold. The conference was scheduled to start on … Continue reading
Hogmanay in the Lake District
Our cancelled christmas meant we were unexpectedly here for Hogmanay (that’s scottish for new year’s eve). It’s a very popular holiday here and things tend to book up quickly, so we weren’t sure what to do. We’d tentatively decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, England, Hill Walking
Tagged bouldering, friends, lake district, mountains, walking
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winterly walking
We’ve been here for two years and so far both winters have broken records for snowfall amounts and low temperatures. December was the coldest in the UK since 1910. Although the consequences have not all been positive (airports closing, pipes … Continue reading
Hike to Loch Dubh
Nell and Martin visit Aberdeen and we all go for walk in Glen Muick to Loch Dubh. Continue reading