Alpine Dreams of a Desk Monkey. Monday, 26 July 2010. Look who we saw by the River Esk on the outskirts of Musselburgh! Diggory, Diggory Delvet. Little old man in black velvet. He digs and he delves,. You can see for yourselves. The holes dug by Diggory Delvet. Wednesday, 21 July 2010. One special climbing trip - Part 1. We hired a vintage VW campervan, a bright yellow splitty called Hannah, from Classic Campers.

I emptied my rack into the route when I should have poured my heart in and the punishment was physical and immediate.

Dumby is definitely the home of Scottish bouldering. It offers any visiting boulderer unique, technical, hard, unforgiving climbing that requires bag loads of dedication to master. Combine this with the locality and convenience of the rock to Glasgow it is unsurprising that Dumbarton rock has been the canvas on which the best Scottish climbers have left their mark.

On some pretty small and slopey crimps, a new problem finds a way through. Mike Lee gets the loose flake project in the bag after about 3 years of attempts on and off. QED is a varied, non-eliminate bit of climbing, first on a roof flake then on to some non-existent crimps and a bit of heel hooking. Nic Duboust bouldered a tricky low ball sit start at the Voodoo Working bloc, The Bum, Font 6C, takes the crack and slopers on the left end of the bloc.

Fat lanky punter tries and fails to climb stuff. Saturday, 9 September 2017. It was wet, very wet. The plan was the same as last time, since the feet were the issue last time. Leg 1 - Coniston to Seathwaite.

Some shit sticks no matter how hard you scrape. I decided to give away that bike for free. We never saw eye to eye afterwards. Anyway, here follows a guide to walking the distance in a reasonable number of days. Small medical kit - not needed,.

Since the opening of the TCA. Last year it has been difficult to go back to training at Alien 2; it just feels too basic, and basic is easy to replicate at home. Not considering the local wall as a possible venue for training, or as a substitute for climbing, has driven us outdoors more regularly than ever before and has re-ignited our drive to get up stuff. Wednesday, 10 August 2011. Attempting to get Fred Nicole style lock. Wednesday, 3 August 2011.