La Solana and Lliber RHS
La Solana is a newish crag on the hillside just west of Lliber and immediately above the village of Xalo (Xs seem to have won out over Js in the […]
Garx – Formerly known as Las Cerezas (Cherries) and before that ‘Crag X’
Our only previous visit to this crag was under oath not to reveal its whereabouts or even existence – armed with a scribbled topo we had a brilliant day at […]
Poet – Les Penyes Roges, Sector dels Pouets
We’ve been climbing on the Costa Blanca for over 30 years and must have accumulated at least a year “in residence” over that time (maybe two!) so there’s always the […]
Drive-by cragging on the way to the Blanca
With Omicron in retreat, and restrictions lifting, it’s time to dust off the RockAroundTheWorld machine and get it back on the road. After a Sunday lunchtime Eurotunnel the intervening 4 […]
Widdop Bouldering
Andy and Jake were both keen to get out to make the most of a chilly but bright day – just about enough foam and enthusiasm to motivate me into […]
Two Sides of Scottish Winter Climbing
The first “Big Chill” of the year prompted a WhatsApp call-to-action from Stan: “Anyone keen to head North this weekend?” Closer study of MWIS revealed that it was actually quite […]
New Year Hard Rock tick – Kilnsey Main Overhang
Staying in the UK for the majority of 2021 was a good opportunity to get some outstanding routes from Hard Rock ticked, including: Extol, Engineers Slab, Centurion, North West Girdle […]
High Pressure across Britain
Our planned return home for some work commitments was slightly accelerated to beat the impending requirements for PCR tests on entry to the UK – nothing like as dramatic as […]
En Gard then En Route
With a cold snap settling across the continent, we headed back to Uzès and more hospitality at Mike and Heidi’s, with the outside chance of eking out a bit more […]
Villes sur Auzon – Combe de l’Ermitage
There’s a wealth of well-known climbing in the Vaucluse, in the vicinity of Carpentras, including the iconic Boux, friendly Orgon, ever-popular Dentelles and Buis, not to mention Venasque (perhaps less […]
Methamis – Gorges de la Nesque
Another brand new crag in the Vaucluse, and an interesting contrast to the neighbouring Villes sur Auzon. The blogger who brought both to our attention, whilst celebrating VsA as “gentille”, […]
Vallon Sourn (a.k.a. Chateauvert) – Grimper en Provence Vert
A cruddy day in the Cevennes prompted a change of scenery – here’s what a rainy day in the life of RockAroundTheWorld looks like: Provence looked like the spot for […]
Quinson – climbing by the Verdon, but not as we know it
We’re nicely settled in to the friendly campsite in Correns, and have enjoyed a few days at Chateauvert, on the doorstep, but were looking for a side trip for a […]
Cirque de Labeil
The Cirque de Labeil was one of the “must visit” crags recommended by Keith and Fiona, but we’d struggled to time our visit with an appropriate weather window. On the […]
Le Joncas
Blowing a hoolie on the tops, and not too sunny, so we headed to Le Joncas in the hope of finding some sheltered, sunny climbing. It’s a recently developed series […]
Cantobre (for mortals) – La Roche de Calee
Cantobre is a long-established classic hard crag, with about 50 routes on an immaculate wave of orange, pocketed limestone. South facing and in the beautiful Gorges de la Dourbie, it […]
Laumet – into Les Grands Causses
Moving on during a drizzly day, we headed over the spectacular Cirque de Navacelle, winding its way through scenery a bit like Canyonlands a la Francaise. We based ourselves at […]
Claret
Claret is one of the premier crags of L’Herault region, so it would have been remiss not to pay a visit. However, we didn’t have fond memories of our only […]
Saint Jean de Bueges
This charming little village is about 15 minutes from Thaurac, and the fact that it features a fairly major lump of rock is clearly advertised as you enter the valley. […]
Thaurac – Mur des Lamentations and Balcons
We visited Thaurac about 4 years ago and ended up leaving prematurely and marking it down as 12CB4. Thaurac There’s a huge amount of rock to go at… … so […]
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