The deep fried Mars bar … a Scottish classic? I’ve been working in Livingston (near Edinburgh) for the past eight months; working away from home and living out of a suitcase in a hotel (albeit a nice one) has been a horrible chore. Although it has allowed me to get stuck in to the new …
A short day playing in the mountains near Fort William. Somehow the idea of three hours in Scottish mountains is much more intimidating than a day in the Langdale Pikes!
With a forecast for cold temperatures and reports of good winter climbing conditions the previous weekend, Matt and I headed north on Friday night to see what we could find.
Three weeks on a research ship certainly feels like an adventure to me...even if today was pretty uneventful.
The climbing wall at Ratho (the EICA; Edinburugh International Climbing Arena) has got to be the biggest climbing wall I've ever seen! It has almost the same ability to intimidate as a real crag...
One evening earlier during my working stay in Livingston - on a visit to the Ratho climbing centre - I'd spotted the famous Forth rail bridge on the horizon. That'll be worth a visit I thought, and it's only 10 miles away with the added bonus of including a trip to the seaside...
Working just outside Edinburgh (Livingston) I've gotten hold of a copy of the Lowland Outcrops SMC guidebook and have been looking for after-work cragging entertainment...
Stuck up near Edinburgh with work (which – BTW – sucks! 😉 ) I’ve been looking for ways to occupy myself and take advantage of the long Scottish summer evenings…
At the Braemar cottage I noticed a strange notice...
