Haute Durance
Another showery day and nature’s way of suggesting a rest day and a change of scene. We headed a couple of hours north east to La Roche De Rame in […]
Another showery day and nature’s way of suggesting a rest day and a change of scene. We headed a couple of hours north east to La Roche De Rame in […]
A damp day in the Verdon suggested time to be moving on. A great visit, which has certainly whetted the appetite for more adventures here. With Jim and Jane heading […]
This was the route that started everything off in Verdon climbing, the first route to climb from river to rim about 60 years ago. In its own way, almost as […]
The last couple of days at Chateauvert were sweltering and it was time to head for the hills again. Jim and Jane had also abandoned camp for a respite and […]
After managing to eke 3 days climbing from a very unpromising weather outlook, the rain finally arrived with a vengeance, prompting a retreat to lower altitude and further from the […]
There isn’t too much climbing in the Gorge that stays dry in the rain, but Sector Hulk on the north facing, South side of the Gorge is sheltered under huge […]
Tuesday turned out to be much finer than forecast, and we made good use of the day with a multi-crag pick and mix. Helen and I started with L’Arabe Dement, […]
Despite a dodgy forecast we headed to La Palud, the heart of Verdon climbing. The deciding factor was the opportunity of some good company with Jim and Jane Burton, not […]
Two words have featured disproportionately in these blogs over the last month: zigzags and charming. Well, we zigzagged over from the Vesubie valley to Saint Auban ( a few extra […]
A gorgeous day, and having exhausted all of the nearby quality crags – or rather been exhausted by them, we decided to explore the mountains. The 5 mile, 2000ft walk […]
A crag called Rock-a-Billy, what’s not to like? This is an impressive lump of rock, almost reminiscent of the Devil’s Tower (okay, not the same scale and no hexagonal columns, […]
The crag turned out to be quite steep, quite impressive, and quite sandbaggy! Never mind the Devil’s Arse – mine certainly got a good kicking! Actually, I wimped out before […]
A change of scene and yet more zigzags, as we head up into the Alps Maratimes proper. The Vesubie gorge makes for a spectacular drive and brought us to an […]
Another trek up the zigzags to visit a different sector of Peillon. This time a 30 min yump over a wooded hillside covered with vivid pink flowering bushes and teeming […]
Equally cute – perhaps even more so, is the village of Gorbio. This is actually signposted off the A8 autoroute as a Village Perche, and indeed it does occupy an […]
Just in land from Monaco is the charming ancient village of Peillon. There’s some great climbing to be had around the village and we were delighted to find a charming […]
The very pretty Santa Lucia sector above Toraino gets a great write up in the guide. To be honest, it’s a bit too grey and slabby for our current tastes. […]