A Day at Dunkeld

July 27, 2007 on 1:25 pm | In Outdoor Climbing |

I managed to squeeze in a day’s climbing at Craig a Barns by Dunkeld last weekend. The sun was shining and the rock was warm to touch - perfect for climbing. It’s been a wee while since I last climbed though so I wasn’t on the best form. My problem is simple - I spend too much time watching climbing films which have been submitted to the Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival (I have the final say on which films are selected) when I should be out there climbing. It’s doubly bad as I regularly watch Dave MacLeod or Niall McNair on film, easing their way up E7s and harder - then I get onto the rock, look at much easier climbs and think - you mean I need to climb that??!!

Anyway, we had a good day out, caught a bit of sun and didn’t have any falls, so we went home happy. And again I find myself promising to get down to Alien Rock every week, and to grab every opportunity to get out on the rock while the summer lasts. I’ll keep you posted.

Stevie Christie
http://www.wildernessscotland.com
Director of Wilderness Scotland & also of the Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival. Into most mountain sports, esp mountain biking, walking, climbing and sea-kayaking.