The Pap of Glencoe

My Uncle and cousin are up from London this weekend and my Dad wanted to show my cousin some nice areas of Scotland. So he decided to take them to the Pap of Glencoe.

When my Uncle heard we were going to the Pap, he asked if they did any good ale’s.

The weather threatened all day until we reached the top, it stopped threatening and started to rain. It began to clear off as sone as we left the summit. After dinner, back in Glasgow, Fraser and I headed out to Auchinstarry Quarry where we did a quick climb then an abseil and set up the Slack Line.

Rescue Lines and Slack Lines

After college today I drove down into Poll Dubh with my climbing gear but with no climbing partner. I figured I would find someone there or I would find something I could do. It didn't take me long to ran into Gillean who also had the same intentions as myself.
So we headed over to cavalry crack buttress and I led 'the old wall' (vs 5a*). After that Gillian led 'Dundee Weaver' (HVS 5b**) on Dundee Buttress.
Then I had a wee issue with Double Buttress, I was going for a route called 'double or quits'(E1 5b). However this was definitely not the route I was on. I ended having to get Gillian go to the top and drop a rope down so I could climb up, what felt like 6a moves to top out.

Gillian seconding the old wall

A while ago I suggested to Jamie that we put a slack line over lower falls in Glen Nevis. So we set it up played and quick game of rock paper scissors, to decide who tested it and who went first, I lost. I managed to go halfway out and fall off in the middle. Jamie managed two steps and then fell off in a hilarious fashion.

He redeemed himself when we set it up again lower to the ground.