Monthly Archives: February 2014

Centurion

Climbing in Scotland – especially in Scotland this winter –  it is something similar to being Keanu Reeves in the film The Matrix – you have to believe to be able to make that leap of faith. My alarm shouted at 4.30 … Continue reading

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Northerlies… Creme de Violette (FA) and Umbrella Falls.

  Seeing the pictures in Alpinist Magazine, the angles, the steepness, the flakes and cracks and then reading the account of Ian Parnell climbing the first ascent of Bruised violet, I have always wanted to share his experience. The West … Continue reading

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The Road.

The rain… The bloody rain … it poured. And poured. The bloody permanent dark. The dark. Cloistering. Depressing. Invasive.  I ran the lane from Roy Bridge heading to Glen Roy. Undulating. Ancient trees. Narrow. The brown peaty river – flowing white … Continue reading

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