Rob Johnson
Mountaineering Instructor &
International Mountain Leader
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This is a collection of short articles and photos of some of my favourite climbing and mountaineering destinations around the world.

The idea is to inspire you to get out and enjoy them! If you need any information on any of the areas listed then feel free to drop me an email rob@expeditionguide.com

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Some of my favourite rock climbs in North Wales


The Exterminating Angel E3 5c, & Efnisien E1 5b, Cwm Pennant

Cemetry Gates E1 5b & Cenotaph Corner E1 5c, Llanberis Pass

Super Direct E1 5b and Diagonal HVS 5a, Dinas Mot

Gogarth E1 5b and Lighthouse Arete VS 4c, Gogarth, Anglesey

A Dream of White Horses, Gogarth, HVS 5a, 5a, 4c, 4c

Main Wall & Gambit Climb, North Wales - HS & S

Grooved Arete, East Face of Tryfan - HVD - 8 pitches

Favourite rock climbs elsewhere in the UK


The Old Man of Hoy, Scotland - E1, 4b, 5b, 4b, 4c

Napes Needle HS & Little Chamonix, V Diff, The Lake District

Rock Climbing on the Isle of Skye
(Cioch Direct, Slab Corner, Trophy Crack, Integrity, Jack of Diamonds, Pinnacle Ridge & South Stack - from V Diff to E15b)

The Roaches, Peak District
The Sloth HVS 5a, Saul's Crack HVS 5a, Valkyrie VS 4c

Symonds Yat - Wye Valley
The Longstone Pinnacle - Vertigo, Severe and Whitt VS 4c

 

Favourite rock climbing destinations around the world


Lofoten Islands, Arctic Norway

Picos de Europa, Northen Spain

Grimselpass, Switzerland

Sandstone Towers of Utah

Costa Blanca, Southern Spain

Favourite scrambling and mountaineering destinations

Favourite Scottish Winter Routes

East Ridge of Beinn a Chaorainn - Grade 1

Dorsal Arete, II and Twisting Gully III, 4 - Stob Coire nan Lochain

Curved Ridge, Buachaille Etive Mor - III

Castle Ridge, Ben Nevis - III

Glovers Chimney, Ben Nevis - III, 4

Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis IV, 3

Comb Gully, Ben Nevis IV, 4

North Buttress, Buachaille Etive Mor IV, 4

The Cascade, Ben Nevis - IV, 5

Favourite Alpine Routes

The Frendo Spur, Chamonix

Mont Blanc du Tacul - North Face - Chere Couloir & Contamine-Grisolle Routes

Ice Climbing in Cogne & La Grave

Hill Walking Stories & Articles
Two days with Barry McGuigan in Snowdonia