ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Scottish Rock</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="red" vlink="red" alink="red"> <base font face=arial size=-2> <TABLE width=100% border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td align=center> <center> <br><TABLE width=100% border=1 bordercolor=black bgcolor=#C0C0C0 cellspacing=10 cellpadding=10> <tr> <td align=left bgcolor=white><font face=Verdana size=-1><b> " Recent Activities </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top bgcolor=#DDDDDD><font face=Verdana size=-1> In addition to running my own courses, I also regularly do a range of other instructional work with various organisations, including local Councils; Glenmore Lodge (the National Outdoor Centre); Moray House Institute of Education (Edinburgh University) together with freelance work for other instructors. <br><br> The accompanying photographs give an indication of the breadth and variety of routes, grades and venues visited in a fairly typical summer. <br><br> I'm continually surprised at the amount of excellent unclimbed rock there is in Scotland, particularly in the North-West and out on the islands, and not just in the the upper grades. I personally don't see the point in doing new routes just for the sake of it, and try only to climb something if it looks worthwhile. <br><br> Over the last few years I've climbed over sixty new routes with clients on courses, on a diverse range of venues, including Glen Coe; Glen Nevis; Ardnamurchan; Stag Rocks on Cairngorm; Neist Point on Skye; Diabaig; Coire Mhic Fhearchair, Beinn Eighe; Carn Mor; Carn Goraig (Gruinard); Stac Pollaidh; Reiff; Point of Stoer; Sheigra; Creag an Fhithich and Sandwood Bay. <br><br> <hr> <br><center> <a href="ra-freelance.htm">Freelance Work</a> " <a href="ra-rock.htm">Rock Courses</a> " <a href="ra-scrambles.htm">Scrambles</a> " <a href="ra-repeats.htm">Repeats</a> <br> </td></tr></TABLE><br> <! -- End --> </td></tr></table> </body></html>