Climbing
Every Wednesday evening throughout the summer, as long as daylight permits, a group of enthusiasts meet to climb. The usual venue is the sea-cliffs near Cummingston where there are a fine variety of short routes on sandstone.
They are conveniently situated for both Elgin and Forres and, besides being enjoyable for their own sakes, are also an excellent training ground for longer routes, for beginners learning the basics and for Munro-baggers with a nervous eye on Skye’s Inaccessible Pinnacle, to find out what they are letting themselves in for. Informal trips to longer routes are often arranged here.
Check out the current Cummingston weather forecast.
From about mid-October, it’s back to the wall as the Wednesday night’s climbing alternates between the climbing walls at RAF Lossiemouth, Inverness Aquadome and eXtreme-Dream in Aviemore.
When the temperature drops and conditions are right, the Northern Corries of the Cairngorms and Ben Nevis are favourite destinations for winter climbers.
Check out winter climbing conditions from this convenient collection of links.
For information regarding Club climbing activities contact Illona Morrice by Email.
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