Wednesday evening at Birchens
We were greeted with drizzle on arriving at the crag, so spent a few minutes sheltered under the initial overhanging section of Trafalgar buttress, reminiscing about when Birchens was our […]
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Glorious Gower
With tides and the firing range times prohibiting a Pembroke trip, Gower was the obvious venue for a post-exam trip with Tash for some much needed R&R. After popping some […]
More Gogarth fun
Another scan of the weather map and another decision to make the 2.30hr trip to Gogarth. This wasn’t looking like a great decision as we tiptoed across the traverse a […]
Contrasting days in the Peak
Tuesday threatened to be the only dry interlude in a damp week. Time to explore a couple of Gary’s new offerings near Stoney. Somewhat post Industrial, 5 minutes from the […]
Family fun in the Brecon Beacons
Fiercely competitive ping-pong, late night card school, canoeing, dawn NERF-gun raids and raft building. Throw in beer and good food and you’ve got a memorable weekend!
Some Big Wall coaching
Mike and Ben got in touch with an interest in climbing El Cap, and looking for a bit of guidance. Where better for a Big Wall 101 than Hobson Moor […]
Gogarth – sunshine guaranteed!
We got lucky with the weather (again!), with Holyhead being about the only dry place in the country! More words and pictures at http://www.blog.rucksackclub.org/?p=4231
Back in Blighty, and a Blog Backlog
Back home in time for the summer, and we managed to catch a day of it before the monsoon season set in. A glorious afternoon with Mike and Heidi at […]
Birthday trip to Chee Tor
A surprisingly sunny start to Jake’s 20th birthday, so he decided to open his trad climbing account for the year with a visit to Chee Tor. Chilly padding across the […]
“You haven’t changed a bit. …” – 30 year reunion at Clare College
Perhaps the most uttered, but least convincing phrase of the evening – though it would certainly be true of the college itself. The dining hall looks identical from 30 years […]
Jake’s back so we’re off to Malham
A gorgeous day – perhaps the first real day of spring, and it’s cracking the flags. Jake is home and super keen after months of indoor climbing frustration, and chooses […]
Spring has arrived – first visit to Hobby
Spring arrives and thoughts turn to. .. … climbing at Hobson Moor Quarry, of course! An entertaining experience as the local fire brigade were practicing roped rescue work! The routes […]
Sunshine at Stoney
Heading swiftly past the Hoards at Horseshoe, we pull in at Stoney for a few routes on Garage Buttress. The rock is still sharp but a bit crumbly, but with […]
Sunny climbing at Ty Newedd
More fine weather was forecast for North Wales, but we left it a bit late for a Gogarth flyer, so settled instead for a trip to Rhyl and one of […]
Home to a winter wonderland
Meanwhile The Peak had received more than a dusting of snow. So time to go walking in a winter wonderland on Black Hill. Definitely some consolations to living in the […]
Running in the Peak
If there’s one thing I miss when travelling, apart from friends and family of course, it’s running. I took my Inov8s to America but didn’t use them once – too […]
30th Anniversary Celebrations – What better than a few routes at Hobby?
It’s hard to believe that 30 years ago we were enjoying similarly glorious weather outside the chapel at Clare College. Where better to celebrate 30 happy and climbing-filled years than […]
A steep learning curve in The Leap5
We bumped into a young German climber – Henning, on holiday with his heavily pregnant partner and their 2 year old daughter. Not surprisingly he was desperate to get some […]
Back to Pembroke with the Rope Gun
Jake and I had a 3 day trip to Pembroke, squeezed in between major squalls of rain moving across the region. Once again the tides were unhelpful, but at least […]
Mowing Word
More high tides at inconvenient times meant more halfway skulduggery, but some great climbing. Gorgeous weather followed by beer in the St Govans Inn. Happy days!
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