La Clape – El Chapelle
Back into France and it’s almost a return loop from our October trip South – stopping in at La Clape. Gorgeous scenery looking out over the Med with the snow-capped […]
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Back on the road – and an unplanned visit to Vallee des Eaux Claires
After a month of catching up with friends and family, eating too much and enjoying the comforts of home, we’re back on the road! Only just though – we were […]
Climbing above Ax
We experienced two contrasting faces of the climbing above Ax Les Thermes. On Sunday we did a 500ft route high on the South East face of the Dent d’Orlu. Bigish […]
Autumn is catching up
Time to shuffle further south – forecast for a spot of rain here mid next week so we’re heading south. Here are a few autumnal shots including the view from”Camping […]
Back to Alliat
Headed back to Alliat today as a) it’s shady and b) it’s by far the best limestone crag we’ve found around here, and amongst the best I’ve climbed on anywhere! […]
Alliat, Le Carol and Pereille
The last few day’s climbing has been focused on seeking out shade – how crazy is that, in late October in the Pyrenees? Alliat is a stupendous crag with some […]
‘Appy Birthday Helen
Where better than the crag of Appy – set high up amongst sheep pastures at 1200m this Gneiss little crag has a fantastic ambience. The climbing is pretty decent too, […]
Dent d’Orlu
A rest day for aching arms provided a window for a sprint up the Dent d’Orlu, the most pronounced landmark above Ax les Thermes. 10km of dirt track proved easy […]
Sinsat
Back to the limestone and an initial foray to Sinsat. The upper crags here look awesome (see panorama) but we left those for a future trip. The lower tier crags […]
Auzat
…or maybe ‘ows ‘at for a crag. A switch to granite for the day yields a cooler temperature and less crimpy climbing. Just what the doctor ordered.
Baychon in Ariege
Arrived at a very quiet campsite near Tarascon. Great views and free WiFi for a tenner a night. First venture onto Pyrenean rock took us to Baychon situated above the […]
La Clape
Narbonne provided a handy stopover on the way from Provence to the Ariege. We thought we’d check out the local cragging at La Clape which turned out to be a […]
Dentelles
Climbing amongst the Dentelles de Montmirail in the Cote de Ventoux.
Vergisson
Perched above the vineyards of Pouilly near Macon, Vergisson provides outstanding outlook, some decent climbing and one outstanding route – Verite at the back of a natural”tube” feature. Unreal! 26C […]
Nous sommes arrives en France
Fantastic dinner at L’Escale restaurant in Remigny, Burgundy.
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