Birding, Climbing and island dreaming

Tag: climbing

  • The Moai

    The Moai

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    30th October 2024 A fine feature, accessible and challenges to overcome on Burning Spear. As the book says, an awesome spot just to mellow out. Approach My relatively new climbing buddy had managed to get a day off caring for his infant and was keen to climb the Maoi. His partner had climbed it recently.…

  • The Candlestick

    The Candlestick

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    Sea stacks have become a theme on this blog… 27th March 2025 Preparation This impressive 110m stack, dwarfing its famous neighbour the Totem Pole, is an obvious target for many ‘frothers’. The goal is set with messages exchanged a few days before, playing shift Tetris to finally line up an adventure with my workmate, Cass.…

  • Climbing the Castle o’Yesnaby

    Climbing the Castle o’Yesnaby

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    Soaking in the Castle archway… (Martin Gray)

  • Polyphemus Gully V, 5 Lochnagar

    Polyphemus Gully V, 5 Lochnagar

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    Eastern Caringorms, 6th March 2024 Dimly lit roads see a Barn Owl, roadkill mountain hares and a fair deal of murky weather. The drive past the Lecht from Inverness is long. There is no one parked at the dull carpark of Spittal of Glen Muick. It’s raining. We set off about 0730 and march into…