With a forecast for cold temperatures and reports of good winter climbing conditions the previous weekend, Matt and I headed north on Friday night to see what we could find.
Three weeks on a research ship certainly feels like an adventure to me...even if today was pretty uneventful.
The climbing wall at Ratho (the EICA; Edinburugh International Climbing Arena) has got to be the biggest climbing wall I've ever seen! It has almost the same ability to intimidate as a real crag...
One evening earlier during my working stay in Livingston - on a visit to the Ratho climbing centre - I'd spotted the famous Forth rail bridge on the horizon. That'll be worth a visit I thought, and it's only 10 miles away with the added bonus of including a trip to the seaside...
Working just outside Edinburgh (Livingston) I've gotten hold of a copy of the Lowland Outcrops SMC guidebook and have been looking for after-work cragging entertainment...
Stuck up near Edinburgh with work (which – BTW – sucks! 😉 ) I’ve been looking for ways to occupy myself and take advantage of the long Scottish summer evenings…
At the Braemar cottage I noticed a strange notice...
Sabiene and Anna with a typical view of Lochnagar.
The first mountain marathon of the year, in Glen Strathfarrar, Scotland.
