This week I’ve had a good lesson in making goals. On the whole I’m absolutely terrible at achieving goals. I get by with looking to those wh...

With V13 fitness finally regained after the endless winter of snowy mountaineering, I was obviously keen to get back to me project on Orkne...

Donald enjoying good conglomerate at the Mound On the way back south from Thurso I stopped off at some conglomerate bouldering not far sout...

Consider this graph from Chris Anderson’s blog. It shows air travel patterns from the UK over the recent decade. The changes in the airlin...

At Eternity’s Gate, V13 Climbing tough projects that take you a wee while is always a game of balancing stakes. The more work and effort y...

Dave Redpath climbing Devastation Generation 8c, Dumbuck. Photo: Mark Mcgowan I was most excited and heartened to read Dave Redpath’s blog...

How you feel about adventures or stuff you’re trying but can’t yet do depends a lot on your mood. It’s not easy, but it is sometimes possib...

After a good bit of fiddling and long evenings I have a newly redesigned and reorganised site. Apart from changing the look, the biggest cha...

Right now I’m where climbing is best - in the middle of two or three hard projects all getting serious attention from me. It’s great and I’m...

Last night my extended post about school, influences and looking for shortcuts sparked off some interesting comments over on my Online Clim...