Bennybeg
Derry Hamilton - 02/06/2013
A few people were after a rock climbing, picnicing sort of a day, so we headed to Bennybeg; easy sport climbing in a nice setting. Since this was the first time on real rock for a few people, we figured sport climbing was a better bet, since it was most like indoor climbing. Tor,...
Ben Nevis on New Year's Day
Derry Hamilton - 01/01/2013
Trying to climb Ben Nevis on the first appears to be becoming a tradition. Not that we always succeed. This year, we found some (almost friendly) ptarmigan in their winter plumage. ...
A day on the grit.
Derry Hamilton - 23/03/2012
The first photo is of our objective for the day, Valkyrie, at The Roaches. Looking forward and back. These are taken at the top of pitch 1, stood on the V shaped block in the top right of the first photo. Both our photos make it look like a quick scramble, but Tor's about to head...
Going all traditional again.
Derry Hamilton - 11/02/2012
Tor and I had intended that this winter would be one of ice climbing, but an unusually warm winter and difficulty getting up north means that the first outdoor event of the winter season was rock climbing at Blackford Quarry, in february! (Still warmer than Ratho untill the sun went down!) The cracks on...