Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com

Outdoor writer / photographer, guidebook author and UKH Editor. Into long hill days, scrambles and classic punter's climbs both summer and winter. Climbing-wise I've always been a talentless bumbler, but that's fine by me. I prefer big easy mountain routes and I'm just as happy scrambling as cragging. But the Mrs has just bought me a finger board, so who knows ...the sky's the limit.

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Location
Sunny Fife

Best Climbing Experience
You can't recreate the buzz of the new: learning to lead at Ilkley and Almscliff; first multi pitch route (something on Lliwedd; we were never sure what); first time in the Alps (we got bugger all done); first glimpse over the zawn to Wen slab; first time up Tower Ridge in decent nick; first ascent of some Pennine winter esoterica...

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Anything about Scottish mountains

Recent Postings

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Commercial Webpage
http://www.ukhillwalking.com

Articles by Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com

• Gear Design Classics May/2013
• How to Beat Blisters Apr/2013
• Mid Layer Fleeces Mar/2013
• INTERVIEW - Winter Paddy Buckley with Iain Ridgway Dec/2012
• Welcome to Winter Nov/2012
• Petzl E+Lite Emergency Headtorch Oct/2012
• Summer Trousers Aug/2012
• I Want That Job - Mountain Artist Jun/2012
• Top Ten Tips for Buying Summer Boots May/2012
• Synthetic Insulated Jackets Feb/2012
• Winter Boots From B1 to B3 Jan/2012
• Deuter Kid Comfort III Child Carrier Dec/2011
• The World's Longest Climb by Pauline Sanderson Nov/2011
• How to Buy a Waterproof Jacket Nov/2011
• Winter Ridges for Walkers and Mountaineers Nov/2011
• Adventure Medical Kits SOL Origin Survival Tool Aug/2011
• REPORT: OutDoor 2011 - Camping Gear Aug/2011
• The Bearable Lightness of Bivvying May/2011
• Scotland by Chris Townsend Apr/2011
• CLASSIC ROUTE: Carrot Ridge, Bencorr Jul/2009
• CLASSIC ROUTE: Napes Needle and Needle Ridge, Great Gable Jul/2009
• Tower Ridge Feb/2007
• Aonach Eagach Feb/2007

Interests Outside Climbing
Hillwalking, mucking about in sea kayaks, mucking about on guitars (all with mixed success)

About My Photography
Fire off hundreds and one or two might turn out OK. I really must learn to use a camera one day.

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Commercial Profile

registered 13/Sep/04
updated 19/Dec/12

Age
38

Been Climbing For
11 to 20 years

Best Onsights
Winter - IV
Trad - E2
Sport - 6b+

Worked Grades
Trad - E2

Main Sport/Activity
Hill Walking

Favourite Wall
Leeds University

I Climb...
In the UK & Europe

Favourite Climbs
I could say something like Centurion or Cenotaph Corner or the Cuillin ridge but I'd hate to be predictable. If you define 'favourite' as the number of times you've repeated a route then my top 10 are probably all on the Hawkcraig.

Latest Climbs
Meall a'Bhuachaille 810m
Garbh Chioch Mhor - Garbh Chioch Bheag 968m
Garbh Chioch Mhor 1,013m
Ben Aden 887m
Sgurr na Ciche 1,040m
Sgurr nan Coireachan 953m
Trallval 702m
Askival 812m
Ainshval 781m
Breabag 814m
Conival 987m
Ben More Assynt - South Top 960m
Ben More Assynt 998m
Suilven - Caisteal Liath 731m
Canisp 846m
... list all 52 climbs

Ticklists BETA
Top ridge scrambles of Britain 2%
... list all 4 ticklists

Climbs Wishlist
South Pillar E1 5b
... list all 1 climb