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  • Activities Climbing
  • Favorite Climbing Shoe Dragon, Anasazi VCR and dare I say it I miss the V10.
  • Favorite Everyday Shoe Daescents, They look kick ass and I can even climb in em!
  • Gender Male
  • About me I am a 29 year old climber based in Glasgow Scotland. I love using my 5.10s on all types of climbing, bouldering, trad but mostly focus on sport climbing. I'm a proud Scotsman so to be only the 3rd Scot to climb 8c+ was really cool. I'm not one to rest on my laurels and 9a is the next big horizon....
  • State Scotland
  • City / Town Glasgow
  • Country United Kingdom
  • Website http://alancassidyclimbing.blogspot.com
Getting Away From it All - Alan Cassidy
It has been another hard winter here in Scotland. The long dark nights, the rain and the work commitments have once again meant that rock activity has been limited. Same old story huh?! Well, with a weather window coinciding...
Winter: Coughs, Comps & Colds - Alan Cassidy
Since I got back from the USA the time has flown by. October was a month of daydreaming that we had started our trip to the RRG a month later as I witnessed, from afar, just what the cutting...
A Taste of America - Alan Cassidy
I'm not long back from my road trip round the North East States. A trip which was both my honeymoon and first taste of America. I wish I was still there to tell you the truth. ...
Scottish Summer Part 2: Training Progress & Sunshine - Alan Cassidy
The Scottish summer continues to be mostly wet and I am fighting hard to be fit and strong for my first big trip of 2012: the honeymoon/climbing road trip from Rumney and the New and Red River Gorges. I...
Scottish Summer: The Driest, Wettest, Midgiest on Record - Alan Cassidy
The weather and work-life balance has been rubbish of late but I still have managed to get out and grab a few personal firsts (and some lasts). The last time I blogged for the 5.10 Community website...
Beautiful Northern Scotland - Alan Cassidy
One of the things that is truly great about British climbing is the vast variety of climbing styles that are practiced on this one island. The variety of rocks that we have here are absolutely incredible and nowhere...