Frygani
Winding our way up into the mountains via tortuous zigzags we arrive at Frygani and our first cragging away from the coast. At almost 1,000m and nestled beneath a ski […]
Author Archives: Dominic
Nafplio – Sector Karathona
We’ve more or less completed the clean sweep of Nafplio crags with a visit to Karathona – a somewhat less imposing buttress set above the beach of the same name. […]
Nafplio – Sector Anatoli
Another decent crag overlooking the sea, although this time the access is through a zigzagging maze of crumbling roads that were presumably intended to serve a villa complex that never […]
Nafplio – Sector Neraki
Described in the guidebook as “the star attraction of Nafplio crags”, Neraki does actually manage to live up to the hype. Located about 1km south of the Promenade sector and […]
Nafplio – Sector Promenade
This is the real deal in terms of designer winter cragging. About 50 very fine routes positioned above a charming seaside Promenade and only a few minutes walk from handy […]
Katafiki Canyon
With a sector “Big Wall” and billed as having “World class climbing” we had to pay a visit to Katafiki Canyon. It also benefits from being roadside and in a […]
Kastro Thermisia
The weather gods have finally got it out of their system and sunshine is now smiling down on us – what an idyllic spot!Time to dial in the sunniest local […]
Greek Odyssey 2.0 – first stop: Frachti Cave
We’re off for a second Greek Odyssey – this time with Jim and Claire for company – Rubber Duck, this is Plastic Chicken; We’ve got ourselves a convoy! We escaped […]
Burbage bouldering
Too glorious for the usual Tuesday winter lunchtime wall session: 5C but sunny and still, though I didn’t manage to persuade anyone else that outside climbing was on the cards. […]
Rucksack Club Marsden to Edale
A train strike on Northern Rail, a dodgy ankle and a shortfall of moral fibre all combined to suggest a novel twist to the traditional Club New Year curtain raiser… […]
Happy New Year from Robin Proctor’s Scar
Another day of immaculate sunshine sandwiching a rather grey and foggy Christmas week – what a way to kick off the New Year! North Yorkshire looked to have the best […]
Happy Christmas (Eve) at Bamford
December held out until near the end to offer up a climbing weather window – until Christmas Eve to be precise. A forecast of sunny and 5C was as good […]
Griffon Rock
The week has flown by and it’s our last day, but with a flight at 8pm there’s still the opportunity for a final route or two before we leave Morocco. […]
Ice Box Canyon
This is described in the guidebook as “a major mountain crag with some of the best extreme climbing in the region” but unfortunately it lies in the Samazar Valley. We’d […]
Ksar Rock
Today’s plan for a Tash and Dad multi-pitch adventure was put briefly on hold to check out the Souk in Ida Ougnidif on market day. It was rammed, with dozens […]
Sungold – Thumbs Up!
The Thumb is an impressive 300m high quartzite lump on the Tizi Escarpment, which dominates the skyline above the village of Assldrar. It has perhaps the highest concentration of long […]
Aktil Edge
Another glorious day – people keep telling us that December is often rainy or even snowy, and only last week the climbers staying at the Kasbah only managed a couple […]
Rock the Kasbah – An adventure in the Anti Atlas
Tash, Jake and I are off for a week of (hopefully) sunny climbing in Morocco, staying at the Kasbah Tizourgane on the northern side of the Jebel el Kest mountains. […]
Black Beauty – Lower Eagle crag
The south side of the Afantinzar valley is dominated by Lower Eagle crag – about 200m high and a kilometer wide. Shady for most of the day, we’d watched it […]
Alcasan – a Stoney classic
In the run up to Christmas you have to grab any chink in the weather to climb outside in the UK, or you might be waiting until March! Friday promised […]
