Split (part 1) – Perun and Klobuk
It turns out that it does sometimes rain in Croatia, and we used a couple of very damp days (sorry – no rain pics, but trust me; it was verging […]
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Omis
The remarkable geography around this attractive coastal town once made it the base for the most powerful pirates in the Mediterranean. Backed by high mountains, and with a natural rock […]
Climbing around Paklenica – Vaganac, Vranjaca and Obil Kuk
Paklenica is deservedly the most famous climbing destination in Croatia – this 15km long canyon starts just a couple of km from the coast and snakes its way up into […]
Velebit National Park – Filipov Kuk
The Velebit massif is the largest (though not the highest) mountain range in Croatia. It sits proudly overlooking the Adriatic, and runs for around 150km down the spine of the […]
Lukovo – a hidden seaside gem
Escaping some iffy weather in Istria we hoped to sample the climbing on Krk (a handy island destination because it is now connected via a now free bridge), but that […]
Kompanj and more Karst fun
Kompanj is the other 5* crag in the Buzet area; a defiant final outcrop of immaculate white and orange limestone on the 100km escarpment before it fizzles out towards Rijeka. […]
Vela Draga
Istria, the bulbous peninsula at the northern end of the Adriatic, is separated from the rest of Croatia by the Učka mountains, which are protected as a Nature Park. The […]
Climbing on the Karst – Buzetski Kanjon
The Karst escarpment that hosts so much quality climbing in this corner of the Adriatic runs for around 100km from Monfalcone in Italy, south east through Trieste, nips across Slovenia, […]
Drive-by cragging on the way to Croatia
The RockAroundTheWorld bus is back in action and heading for an autumn escape to Croatia. If you plot a route via the Hull-Rotterdam ferry, you’ll find you pretty much drive […]
Charity Calendar in support of Climbers Against Cancer
RockAroundTheWorld doesn’t usually do adverts (we even pay for “premium hosting” so you can enjoy RATW ad-free!) but we do make the odd exception for a good cause, so I […]
Big Wall Apprenticeship – where better than Hobby
When people ask me “How did you get into Big Wall climbing?” they’re invariably surprised to hear that my entire apprenticeship took place over a couple of hours in Hobson […]
Mantrap, Mousetrap Zawn – More Extreme Ledge-Shuffling
Scattered showers across the country prompted the inevitable journey along the A55. Stan and I try to schedule a Gogarth trip each year in the early Autumn, once the bird […]
Celebrating the Pinnacle Club Centenary
We were greatly honoured to be invited along to the Pinnacle Club Centenary dinner at the Vic in Llanberis (actually 102 years due to Covid). As well as the long-established […]
Canyons of Contrast – Homeward Bound
Having taken a solemn pledge to chill and enjoy the last couple of days of our trip, we set about constructing an itinerary that would take in some decent climbing […]
Primrose Dihedral, Moses
Primrose Dihedral had been on my radar as perhaps THE must-do Desert Tower, ever since reports of ascents in the 90s from returning conquering heroes, including Martin, Mike and John. […]
Castleton Tower
There’s quite a lot of concern in the desert climbing community about climbing on sandstone after rain – it’s a fragile rock, and gets significantly weaker when wet, when especially […]
Ancient Art, Fisher Towers
After fleeing a rain-lashed Zion, we headed east towards Moab for the second phase of the adventure. A small detour gave us the opportunity to get even more value for […]
Prodigal Sun
Prodigal Sun was the other Wall on our shortlist for Zion adventure, and it had been a coin flip that meant we set our sights on Moonlight Buttress first (directissima […]
Moonlight Buttress
Arriving late in Zion National Park, the full moon hinted at the grandure of the surrounding scenery, picked out in monochrome, … delaying the full sensory overload of vivid orange […]
Episode 13 starts with an unplanned diversion to Vegas
If you’re tuning into Rockaroundtheworld for Episode 13 of Bill and Dom’s Excellent Adventures, expecting vivid orange sandstone walls and towers, then you’re in for a disappointment (or at least […]
