Wild First Ascent Climbing 5.13/E8 | Hard Trad Climbing in Scotland
Pro climber Robbie Phillips and partner Culann O'Brien have an adventure climbing in the Scottish highlands to put up new hard trad climbing routes near Inverness.
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It’s back to trad climbing basics on this first ascent climbing adventure with Robbie Phillips and Culann O’Brien. After all, Scottish climbing is all about placing gear (no bolting a new routes here!). Hard climbing moves and plenty of falls climbing this steep face climb shows why E8 (5.13) climbing is so wild!