With the sun setting at nine and daylight lingering until nearly ten, it means playtime after work for all the grown ups who forgot to grow up (and believe me there are quite a few up here in the outdoor capital). Boots, bikes, yachts, canoes, climbing ropes & racks are being wheeled out of sheds, dusted off and put into order for the five pm flee.

We have had nearly a week of good weather here in Lochaber so everyone is getting used to the routine. Last night I headed up to Cavalry Crack Buttress, Poll Dubh crags in Glen Nevis, where Mike Pescod and I climbed Storm; a cracking three pitch HVS about 300 metres from the road. With it being too early for midges, there being clear blue skies and warm enough to climb in t-shirts I decided life doesn't get much better. To find out more about climbing in the Outdoor Capital click through here.