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Rules and Boots!

Image from Google The 2011 Scottish Tooling Series rules have been updated. I have highlighted the main changes below: The full rules can be viewed here: 1. Rock Boots Following much discussion we have decided to allow rock shoes to be used while also allowing use of Outdoor boots (big boots) and fruit boots the choice is [...]


The Evolution of Skiing: Tele is dead.

I just realized that I've been skiing now for 40 years, a hell of a long time. I sorta even remember my first few sliding steps as a kid, it was fun, and even after 40 years I still just love going skiing. I've had some side trips into snowboarding (best sliding tool ever for crusty or weird conditions!), but overall it's always been about skiing of some kind for me. I started out in little leather boots with cable bindings, then mountain touring on three-pin bindings, then a few years of resort skiing on


Cold rock climbing

Image from Google Today Izzi and I headed up to Raven Crag in Borrowdale and climbed Corvus (Diff). It was a cold damp day so we left the rock shoes in the car and climbed in our boots. Izzi was up for more leading so she led 3 pitches and I led the other 5 pitches. The best pitch was the hand traverse which was quite tricky in big boots but had great gear all the way across. A good 3 star route but a bit slimy in the wet.


Rob, Mike and Beth's Team Gets Ready

Our Intern Beth Cleary goes over gear with Andy. Lead guide, Rob Gowler and Rich...those are some big boots to fill! Steve and guide Mike Janes go over the finer points of stuff sacks. Ryoko and Rod packing lunches.


Testing my new boots

Yesterday I recieved my new boots for the winter, Scarpa Phantom Lights, so fancied giving them a try out. Dan and I headed for Agag's Grove, which is a great mountain VD, but was even more exciting with big boots and wet rock. We climbed the route in 3 pitches, then after some more ascent, we traversed over to the top of Curved Ridge and decended this classic route. We only experienced a couple of showers, nothing worth writing home about, but the rock did feel a little slimey in places. We saw quite a