Kids Climbing Features
The following articles are written by children from across Scotland who are members of the MCofS. Here they share their climbing experiences. Edited versions of these articles are reproduced in the MCofS magazine, the Scottish Mountaineer.
If you would like to have your articles featured on these pages or in the magazine please contact the Development Officer Kevin Howett on kev@mcofs.org.uk for information.
15. Malham Climbing Trip by Robbie Phillips (2010)
Robbie reports on the Quickdraw Climbing Club's annual meet to Malham and a follow-up coaching session for the Scottish contingent of the British Team the same weekend as the British Bouldering Championships. Taking time out coaching and trying hard Malham repoints he talks about what inspires him in climbing.
14. Glasgow Academy Greenland Expedition 2009 by Allen Farrington, Olivia Mason, Jane Rutherford and Rachel Turner (2010)
A school expedition do three first ascents in a remote part of Eastern Greenland: 'Academy Peak', 'Tiraluin' and 'Glasgow Peak'. See also the Expedition Report
13. My First Alpine Summer by Greg Boswell (2010)
Greg describes a first Alpine season including ascents of: East Ridge of Abeni Flue [TD], 3rd Spur of the Aiguille du Midi [ED], Voie Madier, Aiguille Debona [TD], The Contamine Route of the South Face of the Midi [TD+].
12. The SkyMasters Challenge by Robert Mackenzie (2010)
Robert competes at the Sky Masters event in the Birmingham NEC and beats all comers for an exciting finale: see the video!
11. World Ice Climbing Competitions by Steven Addison (2009)
Steven Addison from Inverness becomes the youngest climber to compete in the Ice Masters World Cup in 2008 and the Ice World Cup in 2009, where he meets up with Tim Emmet for some on-the-spot coaching.
10. Reiff by Ross Kirkland (2009)
Ross visits Reiff in the north west of Scotland: Westering Home [E1], Elastic Collision [E3], Seal Song [E3] and Executioner's Crack [E2]
9. An 'Old Man' Adventure by Ruairidh Mackenzie (2009)
Ruairidh Mackenzie takes a large group of Inverness parents and kids up the Old Man of Stoer.
8. The Brandler Hass: Dolomite Rock by Adam Hughes and Jonathan Stocking (2009)
Jonathan Stocking gets to grips with the awesome Brandler-Hass route on the Tre Cime with Neil McGeachy and Adam Hughes.
7. On a Shoestring by Greg Boswell (2009)
Greg Boswell describes his descent in to climbing bum with trips to Pabbay (The Guga [E5], Prophesy of Drowning [E2], Sugar Cane Country [E3]), Glen Nevis (Crackattack [E3]), Gordale Scar, Yorkshire (Face Route [E3]), Newtyle Quarry (Fast & Furios [D10+]), Cairngoms (White Magic [VII/7) and Rujkan, Norway (Lipton [WI7] and Fission [M10]).
6. Malham for Beginners by Neil McGeachy (2009)
A trip to Malham Cove for the Scottish South / British Team Members with coaches Neil McGeachy and Neil Buzby.
5. North East Esoterica - Training for the Brandler Hass by Neil McGeachy (2009)
Neil McGeachy takes Jonathan Stocking to the horror that is Earnsheugh near Aberdeen in preparation for an assult on the Dolomites with Adam Hughes: Necromancer [E5] and Prehistoroc Monster [E5] become Jonnys first E5 on-sight.
4. Lost in France - Céüse for the uninitiated (2008)
Neil McGeachy and Neil Buzby visit Ceuse with some climbing families for a summer holiday. The kids tell their stories: Jonathan Stocking, Ross Kirkland and Paul Williamson.
3. The Climbing Family MacAskill’s (2008)
Kevin Howett visits the MacAskill family (Ruairdh, Ellen, Dougie and Diane) from Inverness who were featured in The Adventure Show: dry-tooling, competitions and bouldering with Dave Macleod.
2. Livin’ the Dream by Robbie Phillips (2007)
Robbie is in search for F7c+ and visits Kalymnos in Greece (Marci Marc [7c] red-point, Zawinal Syndicate [7c+] on-sight) and Ceuse in France (Mirage [7c+]), but is more taken by the scene.
1. Climbing Diary of a British Team Member by Jonathan Stocking (2007)
Jonathan tours Wales with Neil McGeachy and Neil Buzby: Gogarth (Freebird [E1], The Moon [E3]); Vivien Quarry (Comes the Dervish [E2]); The Cromlech (Left Wall [E3], Ressurection [E4]).