brianrunner

I like getting into the outdoors to walk, camp, climb, sea-kayak, telemark-ski and mountain bike. Have backpacked at least 7,000 miles with my wife Martina, mostly in the US: in the rockies- Continental Divide in 2009 and Pacific Crest Trail in 1998.

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Location
Scotland, black isle

Best Climbing Experience
Lots of great days out in the mountains- maybe Ancient Art on the Fisher Towers, Utah stands out as a particularly memorable experience. Wild exposure and wind on the final 'ice cream cone' summit pinnacle (see pic in gallery). Aguille Dibona in the Ecrins, Devils Tower -Wyoming, Integrity - Skye, everything at Bosigran, Needle -Shelter Stone, Spartan Slab Hammer Pause Ba's at the Etive Slabs are wonderful too.

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
rock destinations

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Personal Webpage
http://www.pbase.com/briansolar1

UKC Volunteer
Moderator for 9 crags, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Matthes Crest, Marsco, Val Rienza, Mount Ritter, Needles, Titcomb Basin, Klettergarten Gamswandl, Klettergarten Hundskopf, Schartenspitze

Interests Outside Climbing
Camping on summits, long distance backpacking !

About My Photography
I like to get the best shots I can out of a compact digital- currently Cannon Ixus.

PHOTO GALLERY Click to View all 95 photos in brianrunner's gallery.

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I've voted for 763 photos, average vote 4.4.
(53% superb - 36% good - 8% average - 1% poor - 0% rubbish)

User Profile

registered 01/Mar/05
updated 17/Jun/11

Age
47

Been Climbing For
More than 20 years

Best Onsights
Trad - E2
Winter - V
Trad - 5.10a
Sport - 6b+

Main Sport/Activity
Mountaineering

Favourite Crag/Rock
Coire Lagan , Skye, Scotland
Granite

Favourite Wall
Ibrox Glasgow

I Climb...
In the UK, Europe & USA

Favourite Climbs
Centurian Ben Nevis
Needle/Steeple Cairngorms
The Pause Etive Slabs
Skye Ridge
South Ridge Cathedral Peak Tuolumne Meadows California
Doorpost Bosigran Cornwall.

Latest Climbs
Round the Bend 6a
The Fly 6a+
Summer Solstice 6a+
Hidden World 6a+
The Curse of the Strong 6b
Clubmoss D
Oars Aft VS 4c
Classic Crack S 4a
Row The Boat Ashore VS 4c
Sideslip VS 4b
Sideline VS 4c
Shark Crack HS 4b
Sword of Gideon VS 4c
Anduril VS
Bishop's Rib E1 5b
... list all 657 climbs

Ticklists BETA
Ultimate Scottish Rock 29%
The 100 Best UK VS routes? 44%
Munros 53%
100 More Classic British VS Climbs 11%
Grahams 2%
Classic Rock 72%
... list all 6 ticklists

Climbs Wishlist
Pillar Rib (South Face Buttress 2) VI-
via Alvera V+
Grooving High E1 5b
Angel Face E2 5c
Via Fedele (Pordoi - North West face) VS 4b
Gogarth E1 5b
Rock Idol E1 5a
South Ridge 5.8 5a
Red Shirt 5.7
Rothorngrat (SW Ridge) AD+
... list all 35 climbs