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 […]
Last day
Sector campsite was a team venue that everyone could enjoy. Some poor route choosing meant we actually did the two most disappointing routes of the trip to start off. …very […]
More Tufa Tussles
Just the name “Never Sleeping Wall” necessitated a visit, and one look at the topo confirmed this as a must for the trip. It’s an awesome spot – 50m high […]
More climbing by the seaside
The north end of the Salinella cliff is accessed along a sandy / muddy track, allowing near roadside climbing for the intrepid rental car driver – looking forward to returning […]
Crown of Aragon
A major storm moved through over night leaving threatening black clouds and drizzle, along with the ubiquitous gusty winds. It’s Tuffa Time – an excuse to spend a day in […]
Back in the Bunker
Easy access on a potentially showery day, plus the promise of “the best 6c on San Vito ” drew us back to the Bunker (or actually a few hundred metres […]
Seaside and sun
We awake to sun and high winds, and a first sight of the villa we’ve rented (having arrived after dark). Amazing location and pretty house, all be it with the […]
Sicily SunRock
A very early start saw a dozen Rucksackers gathered at Manchester airport for a 6.20 flight to Catania. 4 hours later, after various hire car shenanigans, we were off on […]
Looking for the next window of sunshine – which was Nice
Our sun chase took us over the border into France and a campsite near Cannes. Handy for dropping Tash at Nice airport after her mini break and near enough to […]
Telematica – back to Oltre Finale
Chasing a blast of sunshine on a generally showery coast, we blasted back to Oltre Finale, which seems to enjoy a great microclimate. Sector Telematica has generally easier routes, nothing […]
Camping in a Volcano and a visit to the Vatican
We’ve camped in some odd and spectacular places, but the campsite in Naples was certainly one of the more unusual. It’s in the crater of a Volcano. … … complete […]
Sperlonga – a day out by the seaside
South of Rome, the next climbing of note is by the seaside town of Sperlonga. The coast is sprinkled with grey and orange crags above the busy coastal road, but […]
Roaming through Rome
The dreary weather has returned after a few stonking days, so another dose of culture is on the cards. To be honest, we’d have dropped in to take a shufty […]
Grotti – no, not a verdict, but a crag near Rome
Grotti is a small village about 100 km north of Rome. A mixture of conglomerate and pockety limestone, the climbing bears similarly to Buoux and Margalef (according to reports on […]
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