Heading off up pitch 1 of Pterodactyl, Earnsheugh, Aberdeenshire

And going round the arete on pitch 3 on Pterodactyl

At the sharp end on Route 3 at the wonderful Diabaig in Wester Ross

Coming up the near perfect groove of Grey Panther at Kilt Rock on Eilean a' Cheò

My buddy Smith brings up the sack on the Greymare Slabs, Aberdeenshire coast

On Spanish Corner at The Graip, Aberdeenshire coast

 Coming up the lovely corner at South Cove, Aberdeenshire coast

Leading on the superb Cordier Pillar, Le Grand Charmoz, French Alps

Heading over the roof on The Great Escape at Newtonhill, Aberdeenshire

Paul Roberts cruising up We Dive At Dawn, Joshua Tree, California

Wee Finton boldly leading Loose Lady at J Tree

Wide bridging on the corner at First Face, Paces Lake, Nova Scotia

Steve Punshon leading at The Skapper, somewhere in the deep Nova Scotia woods

Varied climbing at the sandstone of Corbys Crag, Northumberland

The view from the belay at the famous Cenotaph Corner, Llanberis Pass, Wales

Back up the Cenotaph Corner, perfect !

Leading up the first pitch of the Old Man of Hoy

Half way up the Old Man of Hoy

Abbing back off the Old Man of Hoy...this is the bit where you need the third rope

 Seconding up some lichenous seacliff somewhere....

On Unicorn, the fine corner high on Stob Coire nan Lochain, Glen Coe

Johnny Calder leading on the sandstone of Bowden Doors, in Northumberland

 Managed to get out on proper rock for 2008...this is pitch 2 on Storm, Polldubh, Glen Nevis

Usual bum shot of leader I am afraid...Smith on crux of Storm on Cavalry Crack Buttress

Another bum shot, this is Pat Ingram on the traverse to the big flake on Kestrel Crack, Dunkeld

 Get some gear in below the overlap on The Groove (VS 5a) at Polney

Having just got over the overlap on The Groove at Polney, I am heading up to the flake....

 Smith leads up the superb Direct line on the classic Sword of Gideon on Sgurr a'chaorachain

 Neil approaches the belay on pitch 2, Sword of Gideon....brilliant sandstone climbing.

Smith follows up one of many pitches on El Naranjo de Bulnes in the Picos de Europa, Spain

Neil Smith starts the multiple ab descent from naranjo de Bulnes 

 

 

 

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