John Watson flew out to Italy the other week to bath in asses milk, eat grapes & top-up his tan. With guile & cunning, he also managed to fit in overseeing the publication, by Cordee, of the much awaited Stone Country book.

Theres no human reply to the ideas for some things... I'm left speechless at Pete Murrays latest plans for a new type of Scottish bouldering film. I won't divulge his ideas on here but I will say, that Scottish bouldering has a bright future when people such as Pete, Cubby & Jo, John Watson & Dave MacLeod are guardian to it's path & course. So next time you're getting depressed by the aimless squabbling that forums so often seem to bring to our wild & adventurous lifestyles, when you're feeling beaten down by the chaos, when mistrust has fogged your goggles & you can't see the rock through the wind; remember that, quietly, passionately & often doggedly, some very good guys [& girls] are out their asking us to be part of a natural, historic & unfettered proccess of development.
Thoughtful climbers with an uprising of intellect...scary aye...

If you would like a copy of Stone Country [& if not why not?] you can go to Johno's Stone Country site by following the link below, have a wee scoot to your local bookstore & pre-order it, or go for contacting the fella directly. Either option, along with a more in-depth insight into the book is available @: