A piece written by our resident Mountain Guide Andrew Mallinson, penned before Christmas but very pertinent as the snow and ice returns to the UK and many of us are now gearing up and getting out to the Cairngorms and other areas … So what do we want in our seasonal stockings ? Well, with the first dusting of snow on the mountains, thoughts inevitably turn to winter and whether we’re “tooled up” for those magnificent days that await inRead more
Posts tagged: #Climbing
Winter Solstice in Coire an t-Sneachda
As we moved between pitches 2 and 3 the wind slowly started to pick up and the lack of sun on the face saw the temperatures start to dip as the sun hung low on this, the shortest day of the year. Get the feet movingRead more
Safety first, Safety second
Its something we all do, get “complacent through familiarity” . Be it walking across a road, driving a known street or as in this case, think we are safe on a well know mountain “because we have been here before”. I’m glad to say climbing in a team of regular buddies as I tend to do I’m fortunate to have people around me (some with military backgrounds) who tend not to fall into this trap and really do think SafetyRead more
Fjern Orkan on test
after much hunting around, trying on and almost giving up I stumbled across the Fjern Orkan shell Read more
#NotWinter
Its frozen ropes, sodden gloves, painful and somehow also numb fingers, running noses and feet of frozen pins and needles.Read more
A common purpose
Everyone was just doing their thing, and connecting around the common purpose….climbing.Read more
Friends in high places
Sitting in the sun – still in big boots, climbing gear and shades, sipping coffee at a cafe in the main street among the tourist is something you only really get to enjoy in ChamonixRead more
Hunting winter in Scotland!
After scratching about, the last bit of gear seeming VERY far away and below me, feeling the exposure to my core I capitulatedRead more
An Interview with Urban Uprising
.. in a nutshell, Urban Uprising is a UK registered charity that takes children from disadvantaged circumstances out rock climbing. We think it’s a great way of boosting self-esteem…Read more
My First Climb
Being born with no hands and only one leg, I’ve overcome many barriers and climbed many walls…figuratively speakingRead more
Simple is as simple does
Thinking about my climbing some years later, it’s a lesson I’ve still not forgotten. Read more
Wild Country by Mark Vallance
..Mark has some amazing tales to tell as well as some amazing climbing names to count among his friends..Read more
