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Author: Elsie

On the tourist trail at Milford Sound

Friday, 11th April 2014

After a big day in the mountains I decided it was time to enjoy some more relaxing activities and check out the tourist trail in Milford Sound. So we drove down to Milford Sound and took a boat trip through the sound and out to the Tasman sea. We saw lots of wildlife and jaw …

Discovering the Darran’s

Thursday, 10th April 2014

Fjordland in the South West of New Zealand is one of the wettest places on Earth, receiving 200 days of rainfall in an average year and up to 8000mm of rain a year. The Darran mountains in the north of Fjordland are also one of New Zealand’s most spectacular and best rock and alpine climbing …

Sunny Scrambles in New Zealand

Thursday, 3rd April 2014

I’ve been lucky enough to get a whole month off work, so here I am in New Zealand! I’ve had a few days of running, mountain biking, rock climbing and hiking around Wanaka and getting over my jet lag, so today it was time to venture further afield. So with a good weather forecast we …

Worth a punt?

Tuesday, 21st January 2014

There’s a lot of guesswork involved in Scottish winter climbing. Making decisions about where to go, and whether conditions will be amenable to climbing. It’s been even more of a gamble this year, with a lot of stormy, wet and much milder conditions than we’ve been used to in recent years.

Shadow Buttress A

Monday, 13th January 2014

Last weekend I climbed Yukon Jack in Coire an T-Sneachda with Adrian. It was a nice climb to start the winter climbing season. But this weekend, we wanted to get away from the crowds and head somewhere different. The weather looked better in the East, so we thought Lochnagar might be a good alternative.

Do climbing trips get better than this?

Wednesday, 13th November 2013

After our incredible rock climbing trip to Wadi Rum in Jordan last year, Carol, Amy, Ian and myself wondered if we would ever find anywhere else that would come close to being as amazing. A bit of research suggested that Tafraoute in Southern Morocco might be just what we were after. Interesting culture and beautiful …

This is why we do it!

Sunday, 3rd February 2013

By Friday I was already shattered after a really busy week . But somehow, I was still really looking forward to getting out climbing on Saturday.

A fabulous week of typically Scottish Conditions!

Sunday, 6th January 2013

Along with Rachel and Richard and some friends from England I headed for Newtonmore in the Cairngorms for a week’s holiday over New Year. The forecasts were looking pretty dire, but we never let that dampen our enthusiasm! So my friend Amy and I set our alarms for early on Sunday morning, the first day …

The Traverse of Jebel Rum

Sunday, 2nd December 2012

So after our epic adventures on Rijm Assaf we needed an easier day, so Amy and I headed for the South Ridge of Jebel Mayeen whilst Carol and Ian went off to climb Jack Daniels (a 6 pitch VS) on the East Face.

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