Today Craig, Dave, Allen and I headed out west to the fabled Ardnamurchan peninsula to try and get some good climbing done. We were not dissapointed. The drive and walk in were stunning, the weather nice and sunny (bit chilly in the wind though) and the rock was clean, insanely grippy and really good fun. Dave and Allen headed off to get some routes in, and Craig and I paired up and knocked off a few great multi-pitches up to VS 4c. We had a really good laugh, and it was a great break in day after the rubbish winter we have had.
Managed to see a snake (maybe an adder, maybe not, need to look into that actually...) and a sea eagle, which was my first. So overall a fantastic day. Sun burnt, wind chapped, hand ripped to bits but very happy with the day none the less :)
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| Stunning clean rock. Craig and I climbed a lovely 2 pitch climb on this crag, and dropped the guide book! |
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| Hooded crag and beyond. Some lovely routes completed here by both teams |
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| Craig leading up pitch one of Vulcan. Tricky start, but lovely climbing |
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| Do belay stances get any more stunning than this? |
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| Mr McKay himself. Sun cap and forty layers of clothing.... |
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| Bit blurry, but topping out of pitch 2 on the 4 pitch climb we did. |
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| Craig on the first lead of the day, interesting start! |
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