On Thursday 12/01/2023 Greg Boswell made the first ascent of 'Bring da ruckus' at Lochnagar. Graded XII 13, this 2-pitch outing is one of the hardest mixed climbs in Scotland. Greg Boswell has made ...

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IT is one of Scotland’s most celebrated mountains – immortalised by no less a figure than Lord Byron who praised its “steep frowning glories” in his poem Lachin Y Gair. Prince Charles is also a fan ...

The ominous Shadow Buttress A at Lochnagar in Scotland where on 12/01/2023 Greg Boswell, Hamish Frost and Jamie Skelton made the first ascent of 'Bring da ruckus'. Graded XII 13, this 2-pitch outing ...

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Brown trout in Lochnagar on the Royal Balmoral Estate in Scotland contain levels of flame retardant chemicals ten times higher than those of lakes in other remote locations.

Royal Lochnagar Distillery claims to be the site of the first whisky distillery tour ever taken, by none other than Queen Victoria in 1848. A few weeks later the queen's consort, Prince Albert, ...

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