Flinticus
My dog, my best friend and outdoor companion, died 17 February 2016RIP Flint. I learned a lot from you.
Kelp has since arrived to enrich my life. Another collie, born 14 December 2015. She has a lot to live up to but is doing a great job of it so far. We've already got ten or more mountain camps, including nine summits from Beinn na h-Uamha to Binnein Shios, under our collar.
A kind of munro, corbett & graham bagger (most of the hills left to 'bag' are now a weekend or overnight trip away so I am going up some again (often with no memory of the first ascent), usually by different routes, seasons or under different cloud formations. I like scrambling, camping and walking any time of the year, though less so summer as its too warm, busy and midgey. I also call myself a f*&%ing cyclist, having commuted to work by bike for most of my life, even taking my trike to the meat quarry as a wee lad.
Largely focused on indoor bouldering since I starting climbing (2011) but increasingly lead. When outdoors, I do and see more walking or scrambling and getting bored belaying is not good for my partner.
50...how did that happen?
51...maybe I should stop counting
Location
Scotland
Best Climbing Experience
Outdoors very limited. All indoors apart from some pottering about on boulders and a few short routes. First route: Zebra at Craignaw in Galloway, a VS 5a.
My best experiences are high camps in the Scottish mountains or staying in remote bothies, shared with my dog.
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Interests Outside Climbing
My dogs. Music.
About My Photography
Used to do it fairly seriously then largely gave it up.
Photo Gallery
Cloud inversion over Loch Voil
© Flinticus
Camp on Sgurr na Sgine. A Tarptent, Moment DW.
© Flinticus
A collie's place
© Flinticus
East of Loch Shiel 2013. A freezing cold night.
© Flinticus
Flint and me on Suilven, a perfect moment
© Flinticus
Ben Challum
© Flinticus
From the Comeraghs, Ireland
© Flinticus
Weather fronts sweeping over Gleann Dubh Lighe
© Flinticus
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Anything Else We Should Know
Climbing comes second. My dog leads.