Saunters & Stravaigs

Saunters & Stravaigs Just an ordinary bloke walking and camping in Scotland, taking photographs and videos as I do so.

14/07/2026

Cracking day walking up Meikle Bin (the pointy hill you can see above the Campsies). Sat watching what we think were Common Kestrels hover and swoop in on their dinner as we munched Hula Hoops.

First walk amongst the hills since 2024 (was a bit distracted in 2025). 10km of off grid bliss. Bit of a chill in the ai...
19/04/2026

First walk amongst the hills since 2024 (was a bit distracted in 2025). 10km of off grid bliss. Bit of a chill in the air still but equal parts shower and sunshine.

With the sad closure of HangOn, I’ve decided to make my new centre of choice. Bouldering now starting to look like this...
28/03/2026

With the sad closure of HangOn, I’ve decided to make my new centre of choice. Bouldering now starting to look like this, with cake and coffee of course. Thanks to for the memories: onward and quite literally upwards.

Capturing a slow afternoon in last weekend, easing out of one week and into the next.
28/03/2026

Capturing a slow afternoon in last weekend, easing out of one week and into the next.

On Saturday, we climbed our last routes at HangOn.It’s strange how a place that started as just a climbing wall became s...
16/03/2026

On Saturday, we climbed our last routes at HangOn.

It’s strange how a place that started as just a climbing wall became something far bigger. It became a routine, a refuge, and a place full of people who slowly turned into friends.

HangOn was never just about the climbing. It was the banter between attempts, the encouragement when a move felt impossible, the shared groans when the setters were feeling particularly cruel, and the laughs that carried across the mats.

And of course… the cakes and the milkshakes that somehow tasted even better after a session.

But what really made HangOn special was the community. The staff, the climbers, the familiar faces you’d see week after week — all part of something that felt welcoming, supportive and genuinely fun to be part of.

Places like that don’t come along often, and they leave a mark.

So thank you HangOn — for the climbs, the laughs, the encouragement, and for building a community that meant far more than just a place to train.

You’ll be missed.

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