A walk on the Wild Side, Sella
Teaming up with Keefe and Tansy we had been warned to dress up warmly for a trip to Sector Wild Side at Sella. The crunch of ice as we drove […]
Calpe and Toix TV
We’ve been visiting Calpe for almost 25 years, and whilst it was already well beyond a fishing village when we first visited, the extent of further development continues to surprise. […]
Back to the Blanca – Murla and Alcalali
After we survived another sat nav inspired mystery tour we arrived at a great campsite in the Valle de Laguar. Views over olive groves down to the sea. Also handy […]
Chilly at Chulilla
Monday started wet, so time to mosy on further south via Chulilla. Campervan central seems to have been established in the main parking area, with a team of Czech climbers […]
Fiesta de Sant Anton – Montanejos
Wandering into town from the free campervan parking area, past the thermal swimming pools, it was clear that something was afoot. 17th January was evidently a special day, with heaps […]
Espana por favor – Montanejos
Arriving at the first campsite over the border, just north of Jaca we settled into the bar for beer and arroz al pulpo y bacalou (octopus and cod). The TV […]
Back on the road – and an unplanned visit to Vallee des Eaux Claires
After a month of catching up with friends and family, eating too much and enjoying the comforts of home, we’re back on the road! Only just though – we were […]
Airport day YECTOYD at Mevlana
The forecasters got it wrong – woohoo! Despite an inch of rain and a big lightning storm overnight, Tuesday (our departure date) dawned sunny but cold. Last-day enthusiasm (desperation at […]
Shorts weather at last!
The weather and Jake’s ambition finally coincided to deliver a sunny day’s climbing, with the zip-offs being brought into action for the first time 🙂 The lower tier at Geyikbayri […]
Olympos – a trip to the seaside
There’s enough climbing at Geyikbayri for a few months, but we fancied a change of scene so what better than a trip to the seaside? Olympos is a small seaside […]
Incy wincy spider – take 2
After a couple of days of rain it’s dried up 🙂 Rather than the focus being on finding routes in sheltered caves, the struggle has been finding routes that aren’t […]
Happy New Year!
We found ourselves at Kezban’s for a New Year’s Eve celebration. Great buffet of Turkish salada and dips followed by soup and a main course of lamb and rice. All […]
Turkey for Christmas
Actually we’re in Turkey for New Year, but it doesn’t sound so good. Jake and I flew into Antalya yesterday (30th December) for a week of sun and steep rock. […]
It’s Christmas!
Two weeks of ceaseless rain finally broke this morning – not a white Christmas, but at least a dry one. Where better for a pre-dinner blast of fresh air than […]
Gernika
The heart of Basque country is Gernika (or Guernica). The spiritual home, where meetings of the Nation’s leadership were traditionally held beneath an ancient tree, was made famous as the […]
Basque country
Heading for Santander and we travel through Basque Country. It really feels like a different country – different architecture, different landscape and different language – almost slavic in look and […]
Heading north
Weather in Catalunya getting seriously chilly, and it’s time to be heading home for Christmas. On the way we thought we’d recce a few crags for a future visit. One […]
Santa Ana
This collection of crags sits in a slightly industrial setting beneath an awesome dam and hydroelectric scheme. However, without this the access to the wealth of climbing here would be […]
Santa Linya
Heading north now, towards Bilbao and a ferry crossings on Thursday. Santa Linya provides an ideal stopping off point – easy overnight parking, some great routes we didn’t have time […]
Incy wincy spider climbs up Siurana again.
Yes, the sun is back… …but check out the number of duvets being worn! Icy wind blasting in from the north west made for very chilly climbing on our first […]
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