Hey guys! I'm only one day away from flying off to Spain now : ) Psyched out my mind for some steep spanish limestone, but just as psyched for some steep northumberland sandstone! Today I headed to Kyloe Out the Woods with two mates of mine, Andru Mols and Tom Eadington. Lulu came as well : P They where up for anything really, a bit of trad and bouldering whilst I was more keen to finish of "Northern Territory" 7C+ (V10) since my feeble attempts before with Niall McNair in the cold. We arrived at the crag early, Tom and Andru... Continue reading

Hey Everyone! I've increasingly been getting sucked into this crazy Northumberland climbing thing : P As I live in Edinburgh, I have a choice of either volcanic choss (Dumby) or going to the beach (Northumberland). I remember my days at the seaside fondly and remember how much fun building sandcastles is, then remember better how much more fun tearing them down is... so I opt always for Northumberland : D This is what a day at Bowden is like hahahaha only joking! Today, me, Nat, Busby, Ali Cashman and Tony Stone headed down to the county for some sandstone sliding action!... Continue reading

    Hey Guys...   Birthday + 3(Climbing)(Bowden/Kendal Wall) + 2(Setting @ Kendal) + Coaching(Edinburgh) = Northumberland --> Edinburgh --> Kendal --> Edinburgh = HEADACHE!!!!!   This is the equation of my tiredness right now : P I am pretty exhausted after my recent route setting trip to Kendal Wall. I had an absolutely awesome time hanging out with the Cumbrian crew in Kendal setting and climbing for two days, but I can't deny it wasn't hard work! There are now some stunning new lines for the locals to get their fingers stuck into including a windy 6b  and 7a+ on... Continue reading

Hey guys! An amazing thing happened today... I went Trad climbing!!! I know many of you have said it would never happen, to actually get Robbie Phillips trad climbing, but today it did : P Actually... I have increasingly become psyched for trad over the last few months (basically since kalymnos). As trad is pretty much all you can do over 5m in Scotland, its the next best thing after sport. So last night I arranged with Andru Mols (Ex-Tiso @ Ratho employee) to head down to Northumberland (more or less Scotland : P ) for some bouldering and trad! We... Continue reading