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The Corner

July 25, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

Is there a more iconic route in Britain? It might only be a hundred and some feet high, but Cenotaph Corner holds a special place in the history of UK […]

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UK, Wales

Tremadog induction 

July 24, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

With a couple of dry days forecast it was a good opportunity to introduce Jake to the delights of Tremadog.  First up was The Plumb – in one glorious 50m […]

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UK, Wales

La Caurga – Sirta, a sports climbing wind down 

July 19, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

With an airport day on the agenda we were looking for single pitch bolt clipping, near the road and not too far out of our way to Bergamo.  This crag […]

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Italy, Northern Italy

Lasciamili, Albigna 

July 18, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

With a long day under our belts we fancied something a bit shorter, and maybe a tad harder. Lasciamili, a 6 pitch 6b which we could rap off fitted the […]

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Switzerland

Spazzacaldeira, Albigna: Dente per Dente, NE Ridge Direct (via Nigg) and the Fiamma 

July 17, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

We came down from the Sasc Fura hut with a vague plan to do a shortish valley route (6 pitches of up to 6b) further down the val Chiavenna,  but […]

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Switzerland

Another Day In Paradise – NE face of Piz Badile 

July 15, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

Piz Badile is less than 10km from the Mello Valley (as the crow flies), but it’s an hour and a half drive round and across the Swiss border to the […]

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Switzerland

Luna Nascente

July 12, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

We made the most of a much improved forecast with an early start and were on the first shuttle bus at 8am. We made short work of the “1 to […]

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Italy, Northern Italy

Il Risveglio di Kundalini

July 11, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

Val di Mello has been likened to a European Yosemite Valley, but it isn’t really a fair comparison. Whilst VdM has cliffs that are almost as high, they’re broken up […]

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Italy, Northern Italy

Val di Mello – cragging at Sasso Remenno

July 10, 2017by Dominic Leave a comment

Jim and I are on a 10 day trip to the Alps, with a rough itinerary involving Val di Mello and the Bregaglia. Typical stormy alpine weather greets our arrival […]

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Italy, Northern Italy

Robin Proctor’s Scar 

July 8, 2017by Dominic 2 Comments

After almost a month of barely any climbing, a combination of trying to rest my achilees and having foolishly taken on too much work, I was back on the rock […]

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UK, Yorkshire

Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

July 2, 2017by Dominic 1 Comment

I’m really not a runner. Well, maybe just an occasional one, when it’s too wet to climb or my elbows are sore, but somehow I’ve managed to average about one […]

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Lakes, UK

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