Winter is over and the rock season has started!

I was out at Moy Rock today a conglomerate south facing crag, north of Inverness. Currently there are around 15 sport routes that have been fully equipped and climbed.  Andy Nisbet was at the crag today cleaning more lines to add to to the two new lines he put up last week with grades around F5+ or F6a.

Outward Bound in Lochaber and Glen Coe

The eight days before Christmas I was out with the Outward Bound instructors from Aberdovie. After a 14 hour journey from Wales through arctic weather they finally arrived and were ready to start a week of walking and climbing.

Here's what we got up to thanks to Matt for the Video.

Hopefully the colder weather will return before the start of the New year.

Hope you all have a good New Year and I hope see you all about next year!

Last round of Scottish Dry Tooling Series

I was at the last round of the Scottish Tooling Series at the Edinburgh International Climbing Centre (Ratho) yesterday. There were 15 problems using the quarry and man made walls. With temperatures below freezing all day yesterday, it was down jackets for belaying and t-shirts for some of the more hardy climbers.

Glen Coe

Out walking in Glen Coe today on Sron na Creise with Anna with patches of low cloud we took opportunity to practice some key navigation skills up top in the clag.

Sun in the afternoon on Sunday

With rain in Langdale we moved to the reliably dry Shepards Crag in Borrowdale with some dry rock we made some quick ascents and then retired to the cafe be fore making the trek back north.

Lale District Rock

With Scotland covered in water Andy and I decided to make our way to the lakes to take advantage of the slightly dryer climate. Climbing in Langdale at White Ghyll below the cloud with the rain starting Just as I toped out.