Things have been quiet on the blog recently because I was at work quite a lot. Over 7 consecutive days I worked 78 hours, at a hospital which was further away than the one I had previously been at. Kat kindly made lots of provisions and stayed over with me in the van a couple … Continue reading
After my run up Ben Lomond it looked like the fleeting spell of good weather was ending right on time for Sam’s 3 days off. Despondent but resigned we went bouldering and then cooked a load of pasta, put a film on and opened a bottle of wine.. Then at 8pm we double checked the forecast only to … Continue reading
January has been a rather frustrating month with gale forces winds and rain most days with the thermometer well above zero, i.e. cold, wet and too windy to run in AND too warm to go climbing. We tried to battle our way out of this loose/loose situation by going running anyway up Ben Lomond which … Continue reading
Kat and I got an early start today (me especially, waking up at 0230, just off nights) and were walking up to The Cobbler at first light. (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=the+cobbler+arrochar&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=zLkIT8D6EceQ8QOhhb3IAQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ved=0CBkQ_AUoAg) Winter seems to have been put on hold, and only the gullys still had enough snow to climb. Nonetheless we enjoyed the route, though planning on a … Continue reading
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