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 […]
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 […]
Klingenthal
A bit of a weather window seemed to be hovering over Strasborg, to coincide with our homeward journey, so we decided to explore Klingenthal. This had been recommended by two […]
Homeward bound and a bunch of YECTOYDs
The weather finally crapped out in a big way, so we started to plod gently northwards. Despite the rain showers we managed to squeeze in the odd route along the […]
Haute Durance
Another showery day and nature’s way of suggesting a rest day and a change of scene. We headed a couple of hours north east to La Roche De Rame in […]
Orpierre
A damp day in the Verdon suggested time to be moving on. A great visit, which has certainly whetted the appetite for more adventures here. With Jim and Jane heading […]
La Demand
This was the route that started everything off in Verdon climbing, the first route to climb from river to rim about 60 years ago. In its own way, almost as […]
Big sunshine – back to Verdon
The last couple of days at Chateauvert were sweltering and it was time to head for the hills again. Jim and Jane had also abandoned camp for a respite and […]
Chateauvert
After managing to eke 3 days climbing from a very unpromising weather outlook, the rain finally arrived with a vengeance, prompting a retreat to lower altitude and further from the […]
Sector Hulk and an adventure in the depths
There isn’t too much climbing in the Gorge that stays dry in the rain, but Sector Hulk on the north facing, South side of the Gorge is sheltered under huge […]
A Taste of Exposure!
Tuesday turned out to be much finer than forecast, and we made good use of the day with a multi-crag pick and mix. Helen and I started with L’Arabe Dement, […]
Verdon
Despite a dodgy forecast we headed to La Palud, the heart of Verdon climbing. The deciding factor was the opportunity of some good company with Jim and Jane Burton, not […]
Heading towards Verdon
Two words have featured disproportionately in these blogs over the last month: zigzags and charming. Well, we zigzagged over from the Vesubie valley to Saint Auban ( a few extra […]
Col de Fenestre
A gorgeous day, and having exhausted all of the nearby quality crags – or rather been exhausted by them, we decided to explore the mountains. The 5 mile, 2000ft walk […]
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