Mole Hills Climbing

Mole Hills Climbing Friendly and professional instruction and guiding in rock climbing and mountaineering activities. Please get in touch for any enquiries.

I am a qualified Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (WMCI) delivering climbing and hillwalking activities throughout the UK. This includes guided walks and scrambles, learning to rock climb and improving mountain skills.

Skye.I've been on the misty showery windy foggy cloudy sunny isle – often erroneously shortened to 'the misty isle', lit...
18/05/2026

Skye.

I've been on the misty showery windy foggy cloudy sunny isle – often erroneously shortened to 'the misty isle', little-known fact for you there – a bit less in the past few seasons. The roads still do my head in, but the rock features remain excellent.

Back on the horse with , helping people get to the top and back down again in one piece and good spirits 🤝

I know doing social media properly is about posting photographs of your own face, relentlessly and without mercy, but si...
14/05/2026

I know doing social media properly is about posting photographs of your own face, relentlessly and without mercy, but since I was brought up to be neither shameless nor a narcissist, I've always struggled with this.

However, if the selfie can depict some underlying truth behind its rictus of insincere cheer, some mineral wealth under the manicured fingernails, I can get onboard.

So here is me, in the indecisive light between morning showers and an interrupted cup of tea, removing a tick from my throat.

The golden period....Pre-midge, bracken's only starting to unfurl, air is fresh, tourist season hasn't really kicked in ...
04/05/2026

The golden period....

Pre-midge, bracken's only starting to unfurl, air is fresh, tourist season hasn't really kicked in yet.

The North-West at its magnificent best.

Had a wee change of climbing apparatus this weekend, from quickdraws and a camera to the whole trad caboodle with Robbie. Some learn-to-lead stuff at Ardheslaig then a couple of classics with Cioch Nose and Route Two at Diabaig. Always a pleasure to handle the two finest rocktypes in the world 🤌

Meanwhile the guidebook is getting there... a bed for tonight then we carry on, chop chop!

I came across this highball wall over the road from Huntly's Cave a few weeks ago. After several visits, mostly to wield...
03/04/2026

I came across this highball wall over the road from Huntly's Cave a few weeks ago. After several visits, mostly to wield brushes and get lichen under my eyelids, it's good to go, with about 20 problems up to around 6C.

It's not rich pickings for bouldering in Strathspey, so I think this could be quite a valuable addition locally. I was slightly disappointed it didn't give anything a bit harder, but it's handy having a good number of problems all in the same spot. It's a nice spot among the trees, and not a long approach. It's mostly quite tall, so you'll want a couple of pads or at least one big beefter pad. There are also a couple of traverses you can lap and get pumped.

I've done a pdf miniguide which I'll figure out how to share soon, perhaps on ...DM me if you want it. I'll stick the problems on UKC as well, crag name Luig Wall.

Video of me climbing a nice 5 to show the scene.

New bouldering crag...I came across this highball wall over the road from Huntly's Cave a few weeks ago. After several v...
03/04/2026

New bouldering crag...

I came across this highball wall over the road from Huntly's Cave a few weeks ago. After several visits, mostly to wield brushes and get lichen under my eyelids, it's good to go, with about 20 problems up to around 6C.

It's not rich pickings for bouldering in Strathspey, so I think this could be quite a valuable addition locally. I was slightly disappointed it didn't give anything a bit harder, but it's handy having a good number of problems all in the same spot. It's a nice spot among the trees, and not a long approach. It's mostly quite tall, so you'll want a couple of pads or at least one big beefter pad. There are also a couple of traverses you can lap and get pumped.

Edit: I've done a pdf miniguide which is available to download on . I'll stick the problems on UKC as well, crag name Luig Wall.

Video of me climbing a nice 5 to show the scene.

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