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Chilly on Count’s Buttress, Stanage

November 29, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

The thermometer might have said 3C but when the sky is this blue it’s impossible to resist getting outside.  A few boulderers and a lot of parapenters, but Andy, Paul […]

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Peak, UK

Rhoscolyn – on the Warpath! 

November 26, 2016by Dominic 1 Comment

After a week back in Blighty, mostly spent in a suit and shuffling between meetings on trains, I was frustrated to get out on some rock again. I can only […]

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UK, Wales

Homeward bound – but not until a brush with an unexploded WW2 bomb

November 19, 2016by Dominic 1 Comment

Okay – sounds more dramatic than it was. Our ferry was delayed by the discovery of a bomb in Portsmouth Harbour, but we were 24hrs and a thousand miles away […]

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Navarra and Basque Country, Peak, Spain, UK

Ysios – a brief cultural / boozing interlude

November 16, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

​With a few hours drive ahead of us, and a fair collection of aches and pains, we decided on a brief excursion into tourist territory, rather than snatching a token […]

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Navarra and Basque Country, Spain

Alquezar

November 15, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Having bid farewell to Bill and Steve, we reluctantly  started our journey westwards towards Bilbao and the ferry home. We had time for one last climbing stopover to break the […]

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Aragon, Spain

Baldellou

November 14, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

We’d recced this crag on our drive through Aragon on our accommodation spotting trip – impressive orange wall set in a narrow gorge above a near deserted road. Looked promising…. […]

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Aragon, Spain

Ager 300

November 13, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

More Ager climbing, this time at about 1300m and accessed from above via a winding road that heads over the top of the Montsec d’Ares. Fantastic views from up there, […]

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Catalunya, Spain

Passarellas de congost de Montrebie

November 12, 2016by Dominic 1 Comment

We’d seen a tourism leaflet promoting the area which featured some spectacular and unlikely looking stairway weaving through overhanging bands of cliff and leading to a stunning gorge. After a […]

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Catalunya, Spain

Ager 

November 11, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

After being camped in the village of Ager for almost a week, staring up at the miles of limestone ridge of the Montsec d’Ares, we finally got to climb on […]

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Catalunya, Spain

Back to Os

November 10, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Warming up nicely, so we decided to show our visitors the delights of Os. What great climbing, and such a photogenic spot. Everyone enjoyed the collection of 6as and bs […]

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Catalunya, Spain

Cubells

November 9, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Another groundhog day, revisiting a crag we went to a couple of years ago. Not the greatest crag in Catalunya, but some very fine climbing and great views over the […]

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Catalunya, Spain

Santa Linya – Footballin

November 8, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Parked overnight at the Os de B parking, we’re woken up by the arrival of the olive pickers. The van thermometer shows 4C inside and -1C outside! After a few […]

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Catalunya, Spain

Os de Balaguere

November 7, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

We finally solved the accommodation conundrum by checking into the campsite at Ager, a fairly bustling village at the foot of the Montsec d’Ares. Famed for its hang-gliding and observatory, […]

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Catalunya, Spain

Zurita – Here’s one you definitely haven’t been to! 

November 6, 2016by Dominic 4 Comments

After waking up to a glorious morning in Santa Ana, with the crag drying nicely after the monsoon, we had a change of plan… We’d been exploring options for accommodation […]

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Aragon, Spain

Las Devotas – Val de Cinca

November 4, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

​After a well earned rest day, we needed a venue for a final day of heat-wave before a forecasted break in the weather. Having been scorched off the crag for […]

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Aragon, Spain

Olvena – groundhog day 

November 1, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

​It is a testament to the amount of tremendous rock in northern Spain that after almost 6 weeks and almost 30 crags, this is the first place we’ve revisited from […]

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Aragon, Spain

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