The Great Climb programme just won a Scottish BAFTA for live event coverage last night. I’m well chuffed that the effort that went int...

The DVDs of our live BBC Great Climb and also the Triple 5 (5 Climbs, 5 Islands) programmes are ready and Cameron McNeish is dropping them i...

Thanks to everyone (there was a LOT) who sent me a message to say you really enjoyed the 5 Climbs, 5 Islands programmes. Episode 2 is still ...

Stac Lee, St Kilda looking amazing Quick reminder to tune into the second part of our 5 Climbs, 5 Islands adventure tonight, 7pm, BBC2 Sc...

Galta Mor, the Shaints - the location of our first ‘5 Islands’ challenge route; The Puffin Diaries E7 6c,6b Did you catch it on TV last nig...

The 5 climbs, 5 islands film has a provisional slot on BBC2 Scotland! Originally filmed as a back up for the Great Climb programme in case ...

I’ve just arranged two lectures in the Western Isles pretty soon - I’m speaking on Harris at the Harris Hotel, Tarbert at 8pm on October 4t...

Here is a wee interview I did for Triple Echo in prep for the Great Climb, but didn’t end up used on the live broadcast since the climbing ...

We pulled off The Great Climb. All 55 of us were just a little ecstatic last night and we partied in Glen Scaladale until we dropped. Every ...

Find another way. Well, I’m partially on my way to full able bodied status again after two days resting up, so I can walk with some pain ...

It’s day 3 of sitting with my foot propped up, ice pack and pill taking regime. On one hand, it’s quite nice to detach myself from the crazi...

On Monday, while descending the lines after a session on the Sron, a breeze block sized flake at the belay 10 feet above me was levered off...

Improving conditions here on Harris. Waterfalls on the cliff are drying out a bit, and a bit of sunshine always lifts the spirits. However,...

Trailer for The Great Climb us up on the BBC site here. Mostly shots of me falling off on the Triple 5 film (I fell off a lot on that trip...

Brian Hall and the team thrash out the rigging logistics I’m just sitting in the Scaladale Centre on Harris listening to Brian Hall briefin...

In a couple of hours, I’m leaving for Sron Uladail once more to begin the final prep leading up to our live climb. I haven’t been to bed ye...

My world for the last 5 days - the overhanging landscape of spiky rock on Sron Uladail Just back from another intense week of preparations ...

I’ve just done my first climbing session in 8 days after a week long trip to Sron Ulladale. The session was back home on my board! There’s ...