Route to the Sky (via Hobson Moor)
The Old Man of Hoy is arguably the most iconic piece of rock in the UK and its ascent will surely feature on the To Do lists of every climber […]
Author Archives: Dominic
Back in Blighty
Autumn is definitely showing signs of slipping into winter now we’re home, but a quick flick through our recent bookmarks on weather apps shows how rapid the transition of seasons […]
Welcome (back) to The Gunks
Making the most of the vestiges of pre-winter weather, and nearing our departure from JFK, it was inevitable that we’d revisit The Gunks as the last stop in our roadtrip. […]
Crushing at Rumney
We managed another three days at Rumney, exploring some of the farther flung sectors (including Orange Crush – hence the post title). We finally hit the sweet spot of weekday […]
The Old Man of the Mountain and back to Rumney
Abandoning The Dacks as the rain arrived and temperatures dropped (further!) we headed back to Rumney for a revisit / return match. We’re nearing the end of the roadtrip and […]
Chapel Pond – Beer Walls and Spider’s Web
Our 3-day weather “window” in The Dacks turned out to be more like a couple of arrow-slits. After glorious weather on Saturday, Sunday was grey and chilly. Unfortunately this coincided […]
Pitchoff Chimney Cliff – Sunshine at last in The Adirondacks
We’d vaguely planned to visit The Dacks a little earlier in October, but somehow (the flutter of a butterfly’s wing?) our NE USA roadtrip got blown off course and stretched […]
Bolton Dome and a taste of Vermont Green Schist
It looks like we’re heading into the weather-dodging phase of our trip, with a 3-day wide band of rain passing through. Our intended next stop in The Dacks looked particularly […]
Montagne du Tranchant
This is the most popular crag in the Lanaudiere region, in rolling forested hills about an hour north of Montreal, and about 3 hours from our last stop at Lac […]
Lac Long
After Kamouraska, the other climbing area in Québec that came highly recommended is Lac Long. Halfway between Québec City and Montreal, the Parc Naturel Regional de Portneuf has been established […]
Kamouraska – Carling don’t make crags, but…
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine your perfect road-trip crag: Location; Rock; Style of climbing; Amenities etc.Okay, how does this fit the bill: Location: Overlooking the Bas-St- Laurent […]
Sunnyside and Cochrane Lane, Welsford
The majority of the climbing in New Brunswick lies in the south west, between Saint John and Fredericton, most concentrated around Welsford. The only hassle is that most of the […]
Fun Day in Fundy
New Brunswick is full of surprises – I didn’t even know there was a – 4hrs time zone east of EST, but there is and New Brunswick is in it! […]
Three Falls heading into New Brunswick, Canada
Got your attention there, but I’m afraid there was no actual falling involved. After two weeks of great weather, and 13 days of back-to-back climbing, we had the first really […]
The Precipice – Acadia National Park
The Precipice is probably the best bit of rock in the park; a 200ft high crag of immaculate pink granite, with great views over The Atlantic. Not to be confused […]
Otter Cliffs – Acadia National Park
Acadia is pretty much the only National Park in the North East (certainly the only one on our itinerary) and covers much of Mount Desert Island on the coast of […]
Barrett’s Cove Cliff, Camden Hills
Camden Hills didn’t make it into the list of recommendations when I asked for advice on our North East America roadtrip on Mountain Project, but it’s a handy stop off […]
Shagg Crag – Heading into Maine
After three days of slabs we left North Conway heading north past Mount Washington… … in search of steeper rock, with some holds (and some gear!) Shagg Crag, just over […]
Whitehorse Ledge – Cathedral’s Slabby Sister
Whitehorse is the other major North Conway cliff; less than a mile from Cathedral Ledge, and from a distance they look like identical twins.Get closer though and it’s clear that […]
Cathedral Ledge – Welcome to the Granite State
New Hampshire’s nickname is The Granite State, and so while Rumney may well be its most popular climbing area, the traditional home of NH climbing is The White Mountainswith Cathedral […]
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