American Beauty and Ice
We woke to another gorgeous day in paradise. Our last, at least for this trip… A 100m ab rope is a pretty handy piece of kit on Lundy, and of […]
Wolfman Jack
Lundy boasts 4 routes in Extreme Rock. Unfortunately, one has fallen down, one is rumoured to be overgrown and another is simply too hard (sad, because “Widespread Ocean of Fear” […]
Devil’s Slide
Probably the most iconic cliff on Lundy, though not typical, The Devil’s Slide is a 100m slab dropping straight into the sea. First appearances were a little disappointing as they […]
Lundy – getting there and Landing Craft Bay
After about 30 years of wanting to go to Lundy, the opportunity finally arose thanks to Steve George organising a Rucksack Club meet. 20 of us boarded the MS Oldenberg […]
More Peak adventures
With Jake back from South America, and a brief window before starting 3rd year at Med School, he was keen for a quick fix of Peak trad climbing. We settled […]
Back in the Peak
When the sun is shining, the Peak District really is a great place to come home to. In its August prime of purple heather, the scenery is sumptuous! Two contrasting […]
Ablon – un petit peu de cragging
The Grand Beaux Temps were forecast to end in storms in the Val d’Arve and up into chamonix, and my toes weren’t fit for any more multipitch madness, so a […]
La Balme – Vieux de la montage.
More like deux Vieux de la montagne – a very appropriate name. … l certainly felt like an old man of the mountains after this one. La Balme is almost […]
Vertiges de l’oubli – Les Vuardes
Back to the limestone, and another of the mega adventure crags of the Val d’Arve – Les Vuardes is on the opposite side of the valley to Maladiere, and similarly […]
La Piège
After the fun of Guy Anne, we only had time for a short route before heading back down the hill. The thought of missing the last train down from Montenvers […]
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 […]
Refuge d’Envers
With Grande Beaux Temps forecast for a few days, we decided to head up to the Refuge d’Envers for a couple of days. Our plans for an early start were […]
A mini Alpine adventure
Just arrived in the Chamonix valley for a week’s Alpine hit. Dodgy weather when we arrived on Tuesday, but an on time flight and speedy car pickup left us with […]
Castle Rock and Shepherd’s
We caught up with Mike and Dave in Borrowdale, in more unpromising weather, so an afternoon on Castle Rock was an unexpected bonus. Another handy and fast drying venue, with […]
Geoff’s Beudy Meet – Another classic!
Geoff’s Beudy Meet attracted a huge turnout – I counted at least 25, which must be something of a record! Geoff’s chilli was, by his own admission, “probably his finest […]
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 […]
Fancy a bit of Yorkshire Sports Climbing, Grommet?
A couple of days in the Dales and two new (to us) crags. Our first day was at sector Stone Cold at the far left end of Giggleswick South. Not […]
Tashy’s graduation
A glorious day in Bristol to celebrate Tashy’s graduation – great sense of occasion in the Wills Memorial Building and fantastic weather were the least she deserved after so much […]
Sizzling at Staden
The Mercury, or actually the car thermometer, is pushing 30C and we have the rare conundrum (this year at least) of finding a shady crag. Where else but Staden – […]
A blast up to Borrowdale
For once, the weather in the Lakes was better than the forecast for the Peak. …and I was heading there anyway for Robin and Amy’s party. Lower Falcon Crag was […]
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