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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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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
Posted in Climbing
Tagged climbing, mountains, multi-pitch, scotland, trad climbing, west coast
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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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Tagged climbing, friends, multi-pitch, scotland, sea cliffs, trad climbing
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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
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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Tagged books, climbing, friends, mountains, movies, multi-pitch, music, 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
all the world seems in tune on a spring afternoon
We were in Duthie park yesterday, and there were lots of lovely crocuses blooming. And a curious absence of pigeons. Ryan and Gus had set up a slackline and we gave that a try. I found it impossible to even … Continue reading