Planeta Zarza
Another toasty day (our last of the trip), another 4 karabiner crag and another approach from above into another narrow N-S Canyon. Actually, into the same narrow Canyon as yesterday, […]
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Los Naranjos
Jake and Leah flew in yesterday evening, so now there’s a full team of 4. A sunny morning saw Tash trying out the pool… before breakfast on the back terrace, […]
Las Cañadas – Tidy on Teide
Tenerife is very obviously a volcanic island, the biggest clue being the chuffing great volcano at its centre. Mt Teide, the 3rd highest in the world at 3,718m (7,500m from […]
Welcome (back) to The Gunks
Making the most of the vestiges of pre-winter weather, and nearing our departure from JFK, it was inevitable that we’d revisit The Gunks as the last stop in our roadtrip. […]
Montagne du Tranchant
This is the most popular crag in the Lanaudiere region, in rolling forested hills about an hour north of Montreal, and about 3 hours from our last stop at Lac […]
Sunnyside and Cochrane Lane, Welsford
The majority of the climbing in New Brunswick lies in the south west, between Saint John and Fredericton, most concentrated around Welsford. The only hassle is that most of the […]
A week of Peak Temperatures
With the seemingly inevitable new “hottest day on record” arriving this week, the fickle relationship between climbers and the weather is exposed: “It’s too hot!” There’s no pleasing some people […]
Rucksack Club Gogarth Meet 2019
Amidst a fairly unspectacular summer, the forecast for the Rucksack Club’s annual pilgrimage to Gogarth wasn’t looking particularly auspicious. I’ve been organising this gathering for almost 20 years, and not […]
Big Family Gathering on Gower
We spent most of my childhood holidays on Gower (not THE Gower, apparently…) enjoying the world-class beaches and benign microclimate, whilst blissfully unaware of the wealth of climbing available under […]
Summer arrives at Stanage
Fresh back from “Rocking Around the World”, this time the less-explored crags and coast of North West Scotland, it’s always a bit tricky to find the motivation to visit more […]
Neist Point
It’s a surprisingly long way from Elgol, on Skye’s south western limb, up to Neist Point, which represents the most westerly place on Skye (and therefore the farthest west you […]
Suidhe Biorach – Climbing OVER the Sea ON Skye
The cold snap and prevailing northerlies were forecasted to last for a few days adding bouts of heavy rain into the mix. The usual browsing of weather apps turned up […]
Galloway getaway
Heading up to the Arrochar Alps for Ros’ Rucksack Club meet over the Bank Holiday weekend, we’ve got a few days to kill, so we turned left at Gretna to […]
Ogmore – Exposure Explosion!
Jim has been trying to persuade me to visit Ogmore for at least 20 years, but various factors such as weather, tides and the “easy option” of Pembroke another hour […]
Mother Carey’s
Having had the crags to ourselves, and an almost deserted campsite, the hoards began to descend on Thursday night and by Friday morning the Bosherston camping field was transformed. Plenty […]
Mowing Word
Almost exactly a year on from my last visit with Jake, Jim and I enjoyed another grand day on Mowing Word – it really is a great bonus to have […]
Pembroke – make mine a Triple
Where better for a short Easter break than Pembroke, especially with a Wednesday start to beat the crowds? After a somewhat tedious journey, Jim and I arrive at the St […]
Witches Quarry
In many ways the perfect evening crag – you could belay from the car and it catches the last of the sun (after about 6pm as it faces due north!) […]
Stanage Plantation – Back on The Grit
Spring was well and truly in evidence so Andy and I headed for a first taste of Brit outdoor rock for the season. Where else but Stanage, Queen of The […]
Ticino – Russo
Valle Onsernone splits off from (or I guess more accurately joins) Valle Maggia at Ponte Brolla, and a winding narrow road (mostly single track) has been hacked into the hillside, […]
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