New Years and Xmas in Catalunya   HOLA!!! Well I'm actually in the UK now so saying "Hola" is probably not gonna get me very far but I will probably continue saying it to everyone I meet over the next few weeks until I get out of the habit :PSkies leaving Liverpool early morning I've just had what has been such a seemingly quick trip to Spain, the time there just flew by, something I am only too well acquainted with from my climbing trips over the years... why can't they last forever!!! This time I headed out with a more... Continue reading

Yesterday was yet another fantastic day out climbing with the QuickDraw Club kids. Last time (PHOTOS HERE) I was with them we headed to a Northumbrian crag called Hepburn for a spot of bouldering, however, this time we headed north of Edinburgh to the popular sport venue of Benny Beg. The Quartz/Dolerite crag situated near Crieff is a brilliant venue for a day out climbing quality, low-grade sport routes. You could literally come here and climb about 30+ routes in a day if you really wanted to. Apparently it is also rarely wet and even if it was to start raining, the... Continue reading

On a beautiful sunny day, where better go than on a bouldering trip to Northumberland! Yesterday, Neill Busby and myself went with the Edinburgh based kids climbing club, the QuickDraw Club, bouldering at the popular Northumbrian crag of Hepburn. I've been here twice before, once on a cool crisp winters day and again on stiflingly hot summers day. Sunday however was neither hot nor cold, it was pleasant enough and perfect conditions for a fun day of climbing on Northumberland sandstone. Rory Whyte warming up on the classic cracks of Hepburn The group of kids attending ranged in ability levels from top competition... Continue reading

Hey Guys For all those gracing the Malham catwalk last weekend you will have noticed a slightly higher concentration of youth climbers pulling on the harsh polished limestone routes than usual. Malham on the first day... This was because the MCofS had organised an Elite Coaching day at Malham and I was down there coaching. We had two days climbing altogether (and an evening for myself and Nat on Friday) and in that time every kid did seriously well. The team included: Angus Davidson (Team Member)   William Bosi (Team Member)   Alex Waterhouse (Team Member)   Eleanor Hopkins (Team Member)   Rebecca... Continue reading

Hey Guys   I haven’t actually been on the Internet in around 2 weeks now! I’ve been focussing all my energy on coaching in this time so I apologise if you’ve been trying to contact me for whatever reason and have been unable to. Neil Busby hanging out in the roof resting jug on a tricky 7c at Margalef   Some people reckon coaching is an easy game, you just rock up to the crag, belay a bit, throw up a few top ropes, basically climb all day, then go back to the campsite and chill out… Well I’ve got news... Continue reading