Santa Linya
For our final “airport” day we make a shortish drive to Santa Linya, and enjoy some of the steep juggy routes on sector football, a favourite of Helen and mine. […]
Monthly Archives: March 2016
More pudding please!
The French call the conglomerate rock of Riglos “poudinage” – after the similarities with a lumpy fruit pudding. For our second helping we head over to Le Pison for the […]
Fiesta de Los Biceps
Rightly celebrated as one of the best routes in Europe, if not the world, I’d climbed Fiesta de Los Biceps about 6 years ago with Bill. At the time, Jake […]
The reason I don’t do rest days
My self-appointed coach announced that Day 4 of the trip was a rest day. He’s probably right, but it just seems ungrateful not to be climbing when there’s this much […]
Camarasa
Sunshine and temps in the high teens so we need to take the vampire somewhere shady – in fairness to Jake, it is pretty sticky in the sun. Camarasa is […]
Brutal at Bruixes
We spent a few days at Terradets last year, studiously avoiding sector Las Bruixes (The Witches). With just half a dozen routes under 7b and a reputation for polished sandbaggy […]
Viva Catalunya
We’re back in Spain for a boys break near Barcelona. Having finally arrived around 1am (thank you to the French air traffic control dispute ) we made a late arrival […]
Birthday trip to Chee Tor
A surprisingly sunny start to Jake’s 20th birthday, so he decided to open his trad climbing account for the year with a visit to Chee Tor. Chilly padding across the […]
“You haven’t changed a bit. …” – 30 year reunion at Clare College
Perhaps the most uttered, but least convincing phrase of the evening – though it would certainly be true of the college itself. The dining hall looks identical from 30 years […]
Jake’s back so we’re off to Malham
A gorgeous day – perhaps the first real day of spring, and it’s cracking the flags. Jake is home and super keen after months of indoor climbing frustration, and chooses […]
Spring has arrived – first visit to Hobby
Spring arrives and thoughts turn to. .. … climbing at Hobson Moor Quarry, of course! An entertaining experience as the local fire brigade were practicing roped rescue work! The routes […]
Sunshine at Stoney
Heading swiftly past the Hoards at Horseshoe, we pull in at Stoney for a few routes on Garage Buttress. The rock is still sharp but a bit crumbly, but with […]
Sunny climbing at Ty Newedd
More fine weather was forecast for North Wales, but we left it a bit late for a Gogarth flyer, so settled instead for a trip to Rhyl and one of […]
Home to a winter wonderland
Meanwhile The Peak had received more than a dusting of snow. So time to go walking in a winter wonderland on Black Hill. Definitely some consolations to living in the […]
Last day
Sector campsite was a team venue that everyone could enjoy. Some poor route choosing meant we actually did the two most disappointing routes of the trip to start off. …very […]
More Tufa Tussles
Just the name “Never Sleeping Wall” necessitated a visit, and one look at the topo confirmed this as a must for the trip. It’s an awesome spot – 50m high […]
More climbing by the seaside
The north end of the Salinella cliff is accessed along a sandy / muddy track, allowing near roadside climbing for the intrepid rental car driver – looking forward to returning […]
Crown of Aragon
A major storm moved through over night leaving threatening black clouds and drizzle, along with the ubiquitous gusty winds. It’s Tuffa Time – an excuse to spend a day in […]
Back in the Bunker
Easy access on a potentially showery day, plus the promise of “the best 6c on San Vito ” drew us back to the Bunker (or actually a few hundred metres […]
Seaside and sun
We awake to sun and high winds, and a first sight of the villa we’ve rented (having arrived after dark). Amazing location and pretty house, all be it with the […]
