Climbing in Britain

by **awkwardlanding** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:03 pm

Has anyone outside of Britain dared to venture into the wilds of this tiny collection of countries?

by **Dan Bailey** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:08 pm

Some poeple must have...i've seen many foreign tourists here, and they weren't all from London. What is it you want to know? (from a native)

by **Proterra** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:42 pm

I go down to Scotland on a monthly basis, because i've got a bunch of friends in Edinburgh and around Ballater where i can crash out, Ryanair flies to Prestwick from Nijmegen for less money than it would cost to take the train to Amsterdam, and besides that, i just f***in' hate the Netherlands, and not just the lack of hills there.

As a matter of fact, my flight leaves in about 23 hours. - Dan, wanna go out for a coffee on Monday or so?

by **kamil** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:43 pm

Yeah I've done some climbing, scrambling and hiking in England, Wales, NI and Ireland. Perhaps natives would help you better but if you got some questions maybe I could help too?

by **awkwardlanding** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:05 pm

I am a native, but I rarely see foreigners here because usually they have better climbing conditions. I'm wondering how they compare.

by **kamil** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:10 pm

I climbed and hiked there cos I lived there for a long time anyway. But there are places worth a special trip despite bad weather and everything. For instance I'm sure I'll return to do the Cuilin Ridge someday as I never had time to go there. Don't be so pessimistic about the UK climbing locations, you got heaps of great stuff

by **John Climber** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:48 pm

I am planning to visit the Scottish mountains sometime. I would like to do some winter climb up there. But it is that the world is soo big...

by **Dan Bailey** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:42 pm

Sorry Levi, I missed your message. I'm away in Ft William for a few days climbing on our fabulous mountains. Hope you're having a good trip

by **Proterra** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:35 pm

I'll be in town till Monday, probably going up to the Cairngorms myself this week...

by **soderkisen** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:29 am

I've been ice climbing and done some hill strolling around Glen Coe and Fort William.

by **mountaindog** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:53 pm

Not yet but will try to get up for some Scottish ice next winter and to England for some gritstone one day.

by **Nigel Lewis** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:40 pm

Brilliant rock climbing in The Wye Valley, Gower Coast and Pembrokeshire.
Lots of little crags and quarries as well. Have a look at "Gower and S E Wales" a climbing guide produced by South Wales Mountaineering Club.

N

by **kamil** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:06 am

Yeh Wye Valley's brill. Done my scariest HVS there called The Russian, more like E1 with no protection at the crux

by **Charles** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:29 pm

I´m often telling european climbers how much quality climbing there is in the UK :!:

by **Dan Bailey** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:40 am

Don't tell them Charles, there's enough climbers over here already! But yes, metre-for-metre we've got some of the best mountains, rock and winter climbing in the world.

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