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Orkney/hoy dws

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 ride_998 12 Mar 2015
Hi all,

Looking for info on hoy, wondering what is there rather than the obvious ones like the old man etc.
Is there any dws and or scrambling or gorgewalking

Thanks in advance
 Callum_Johnson 12 Mar 2015
In reply to ride_998:

I've never been myself, but I know that Jules Lines has done a bit of DWS at Yesnaby.
 Misha 12 Mar 2015
In reply to ride_998:
Lots of sea cliffs. Some single pitch on Mainland. Hoy is all multipitch I think, mostly fairly adventurous. Can't imagine there's any scrambling or gorge walking, the sea cliffs are all steep from what Ive seen and the hills are fairly rounded. Anyway, is there any gorge walking anywhere in Britian?
 IanMcC 12 Mar 2015
In reply to Misha:

If you walk about on the hills on Hoy, watch out for these guys:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skua#/media/File:Stercorarius_pomarinusPCCA200...
 The Ivanator 12 Mar 2015
In reply to Misha:
Anyway, is there any gorge walking anywhere in Britian?

A walk along Cheddar Gorge can be a hair raising experience, especially if you, the boy racers and the narrows all coincide!
 Michael Gordon 12 Mar 2015
In reply to Callum_Johnson:

Yep. The best Scottish DWS venue apparently! I can't comment on that, but it's certainly great climbing.
 Misha 12 Mar 2015
In reply to IanMcC:

Yeah 'experienced' them on Mingulay, memorable!
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