I've managed to get a few good days climbing in over the last couple of weeks. A week or so ago I went back to Latheronwheel on the East coast between Helmsdale and Wick. It's a great spot with fairly friendly sea cliff's to climb.
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| Gives an idea of Latheronwheel |
The routes are fairly compact, no bigger than 18-20m, and generally you abseil onto non-tidal platforms to start from. Highlights were Guillemot Crack, a great slightly overhanging off width HVS (loads of handholds on the sides of the wide crack luckily), and another HVS (the name escapes me!) which starts in a shed sized cave just above the water line which we had to traverse into.
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| Great rock at Latheronwheel |
Poor Jack had to belay in the cave with a rising tide (the cave does flood out apparently) whilst I climbed out of sight on the wall above! Luckily it all ended well apart from nearly losing a coat that Jack briefly sent for a swim in the sea before fishing it out. There are loads of great routes here, and I've never seen any other climbers here!
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| Out to sea, the Isles from Ardmair |
Then this Saturday just gone I headed to Ardmair near Ullapool with Loz and Jack. It was great to tempt Loz out from 'house work' for a climb (he's near the end of a house build).
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| Acrimonious Acrobat a stunning E1 at Ardmair |
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On one of the few VS's
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