Mountain Motion

19/10/2023

The calm before the storm. Summer ML assessment begore Babet came to say hello!

14/03/2023

Bluebird day on top of the Ben after a fairly hard indicator wall. Ice is super dense, a little thin at the bottom.

05/02/2023

About as good as it gets at the moment. Fiacaill Couloir teaching leading today. Looking down on Jonathan leading.

17/01/2023

Stob Corrie Nan lochan today. Easy routes buried. Harder routes good but cracks choked with ice. Teaching leading today. Summit buttress / boomerang arête mix today worked well. Big bum slide down broad gully.

09/01/2023

A rightly popular hill in Glencoe, for a quick hit before the weather sets in . Winter Mountain training with Clyde Mountaineering club.

02/01/2023

Into the Grey Corries with Blair today. The last time we climbed together it was the third ascent of Sorvegan on Skye, ten years ago. I'm getting older, he doesn't seem to be ! Cobra Corner felt very pokey for the grade, but again, probably an age thing !

Variable conditions on routes, with some (Talibalan), having completely choked icy cracks making it unprotectable, with more Easterly sections of the crag, having drier rock and better pro.

Scarpa UK Grivel Mountain Motion Edelweiss Deuter Lorpen.....

17/12/2022

Here is a wee ( tongue in cheek !)reminder to all to be careful out there this Winter. The bit at 1:45 is particularly priceless, of course as your guides we would never condone such a thing !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS81-16Tqsk&fbclid=IwAR2hSaR_f1YB4YjuR7MTPuuvuK3jcOaeCfSPV7xou41OFm40-7nnDFsuu3U

The two best rescue workers of the region are ready for their new mission. Despite their professionalism and their determination, it will not go as planned…T...

11/12/2022

First few days or so out in Winter, particularly around the shortest day. My advice, a fairly short walk in, not too long, maybe go somewhere familiar-ish...
Mmmmm, yeah, right. New big remote crag, 4 hours-ish from car to bottom of route, etc..
But when you get the chance to play with legends such as Stu Macfarlane, and Di it has to be done......
Scarpa UK Deuter Loren Grivel Edelweiss Mountain Motion.....

10/12/2022

Exploring new areas is one of the biggest joys of climbing. The unexpected twists and turns and the uncertainty of the outcome is what keeps us sharp. Already looking forward to taking the gear for another walk tomorrow.
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23/10/2022

Beauty and colour at the office today.

02/04/2022

Here is the full quote.. So much thanks to one of my main sponsors throughout the years.

“Remember, that you choose to be there. You chose to be on that route in the mountains. Maybe you are scared, cold, and doubting yourself. But you choose it. There’s lots in life that you don’t get to choose about, but this is something you do. Because you know that without the uncertainty, climbing is meaningless.”