Guy Anne, Chamonix
amonixOur main objective for the week was the route Guy Anne, a 12 pitch TD+ with almost every pitch 6a or 6a+. It takes the skyline of the most prominent […]
Bramcrag Quarry
Up to the Lakes and an overnight stop under Skidaw, in a car park used by BG support teams. I hadn’t been anywhere near the BG route in the two […]
Erboristeria
This is the dark, gloomy north facing crag that dominates the entrance to the valley – very reminiscent of a shady Malham. We’d avoided it on our previous two visits, […]
The Ruins
Things brightened up and we had a couple of great days at The Ruins. For a change we had company at the crag – Jeanne chaperoned us one day (plus […]
Tashy’s first BigWall
Topped out in fine style yesterday and were back in Camp 4 for 6 pm and in the shower soon after. Monster pizza and even bigger Margarita followed before a […]
Salathe Wall on El Cap
Jake and I topped out on “The Captain” at noon on Monday having hauled to Heart Ledge on Friday. Three memorable days on the Big Stone. Day 1 – easy […]
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 […]
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 […]
