Things are starting to return to normal. April, May and this month has seen me climbing at local Edinburgh venues, and also run a scrambling course. I’ve also been catching up with my CPD and refreshing my first-aid. Blackford Quarry Traprain Law Corbies Crag Great Gully Buttress on Buchaille Etive Mor
Read more "Spring and Early Summer Climbing"There are some fantastic venues within easy reach of Edinburgh, and some a bit further away that offer more adventurous climbing. Traprain Law is just outside Haddington, about 25 minutes from Edinburgh, and gives some good lower-middle grade climbing in a rural setting. The downside is the crag is popular and polished. A good […]
Read more "Edinburgh Cragging"Spring seems to be here – mild(er) and warm(er) weather has arrived, and long evenings allow mid-week climbing after work. There are some fantastic venues within easy reach of Edinburgh, and some a bit further away that offer more adventurous climbing. Evening instruction available from £50 per person. Contact me here. Traprain Law is just outside […]
Read more "Mid week evening cragging and Instruction"??? It’s been very wet the past few days? – in contrast to the warm, dry weather we’ve had at the beginning of spring. Halli and I squeezed in a climb between showers at Corbie’s Crag?a small crag at the back of Blackford Hill in the south of Edinburgh. Halli’s used to Icelandic rock which […]
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