Scottish Climbing Wall Tour

A recent holiday to Scotland gave my brother and I an opportunity to try out a couple of the Scottish Indoor Climbing Centres. So after a couple of days skiing in the Cairngorms and a session on a Segway we set off for Ice Factor Read more of this article »

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British Paraclimbing Series Round 1, EICA Ratho

A delayed late evening flight was not a good start to the trip back to Edinburgh for the first round of the British Paraclimbing Series at the spectacular EICA in Ratho. We arrived in Edinburgh about 10.00pm and after a very efficient taxi rank and ride we arrived at our hotel. A quick cup of tea and then bed ready for the competition in the morning. Read more of this article »

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Scottish Paraclimbing Competition 2014

A cold but sunny Sunday morning saw a number of people converge on the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena in Ratho for the first Scottish ParaClimbing Competition. ParaClimbing is a relatively new sport and it was great to see how enthusiastically the Mountaineering Council of Scotland has embraced the opportunity to get people with disabilities involved in this sport.

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