New Photos
Some photos from recent climbs and other trips I have made.Go Climbing Information about the services I can provide as a Mountaineering Instructor.
Myself seconding the final moves of the excellent route "The Arête" at Clifton, July 2011. I've just put all sorts of photos from climbing at Clifton over the years in a new Clifton Crag Photo Page
Rhins Sea Cliffs, June 2011
Nice orchid on the way to the Fish Kettle, Rhins of Galloway.
Looking into the Fish Kettle from the seaward end of the steep granite cliffs of the south side.
Linda Biggar starting off up the nice arête of Midshipman Hornblower, S 4a, Fish Kettle north.
Idyllic campsite by the crags at Portobello, near Stranraer, the Rhins.
Smear Test on Cairnsmore of Fleet, December 2010.
Looking up the Spout of the Clints in good December conditions, December 2010.
Above and below. Colin Hossack on pitch three of Smear Test,
December 2010.
Linda Biggar on the second pitch of Smear Test, December 2010.
Point of the Snibe -- May 2010
Myself and Linda Biggar on the second pitch of the excellent The Arête, VS 4c, Point of the Snibe, Galloway Hills. Picture courtesy of Stephen Reid at Needlesports.
Merrick Ice - February & March 2010
The big routes on the Black Gairy in excellent condition in February 2010.
Linda Biggar on the awkward crux of Chippy's Downfall Direct finish, March 2010.
Dungeon Hill & New routes on the Craignaw Slabs - June 2009
Climbed 200m of new routes on the slabs on 3rd June, though it wasn't all tough climbing. The Slabs make an entertaining new venue with strange grades.
Ian Brown tries to stay cool on the awkward mantleshelf that kicks off Icebergs, Newfoundland Slab.
Two days earlier we climbed six pitches of VS in perfect weather...or was it actually a bit hot.!
Pictured below is Ian looking over to Craignaw form the belay at the top of
the first pitch of Traitors
Gait.
Ian belaying on the second pitch.
Pictured above is the crux 4c cracks on pitch four of the classic Traitors Gait, Cooran Buttress.
Galloway - January 1989
Hardly a new photo, but I recently uncovered a photo of me on my first trip to the Galloway Hills in January 1989, camping by the River Dee. We went on to climb the Merrick. Look how wee the trees are.!
