Dragon and Gob – Carnmore
The first chapter in Hard Rock features these two iconic routes, which are the most remote in the book. Accessed via an 11 miles approach from Poolewe in the far […]
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Spummin Marvelous at Sgaps & Mid Clyth
The biggest frustration from my Caithness Convalescence trip last year was having to watch a succession of the Sheffield crew climbing the immaculate Spummin Marvelous, E3 5c at Sgaps (a.k.a. […]
Sarclet – a Special Place
More mixed weather and more fretting over weather apps – this time with Paul as partner in crime. The final coin toss came down to Caithness vs Pembroke, and we […]
Third Time’s The Charm at Ellen’s Geo
My relationship with Ellen’s Geo has been a slow-burn affair. From a bird-infested, wind-blasted, no-route recce in 2021 to last-year’s broken rib convalescence, I’ve departed utterly enchanted but somewhat unfulfilled, […]
Earnsheugh and Aberdeen Coast
Surveying the weather patterns across the UK, in advance of the Bank Holiday weekend, you’d be forgiven for just sticking a pin in a map. Meteo Blue were offering a […]
Rosehearty Revisited
Helen and I visited Rosehearty a couple of years ago, getting a few routes done on the slabby north face; ticking the 4* E2 Afterglow, and even putting up a […]
One day like this…
One swallow might not make a summer, but the year’s first trip to Gogarth certainly marks a significant watershed in seeing off the winter. The lure of promised sunshine out […]
Chilly “Up North” (Pembroke)
With our brave boys having resumed firing on The Range (great to know we’ll be well prepared if the Russians decide on a beach landing in south Wales!) we shifted […]
Wild West
The cruddy forecast across the whole of the UK barely merited packing the van, but a month of cabin fever had me gently twisting Helen’s arm to brave the damp […]
Duddon and Kern Knotts
An unexpected end-of-March / Easter weekend weather window saw Jake and me at our usual M6 Junction 36 rendezvous, trying to decide on a Lakes venue that would be warm […]
Corinthian Cragging and heading home
Another couple of drive-by crags discovered on the way home, either side of the famed ancient city of Corinth. Heraion Lake is a beautiful lagoon on the Perachora peninsula with […]
Elsewhere on Evia
Manikia might now be the most developed climbing area on the island of Evia, but it’s not the only one, nor was it the first. Whilst we were in the […]
A Multi-Pitch Adventure and Les Larmes de Sisyphe
The Manikia guidebook writers are especially proud of the dozen or so multi-pitch routes that have been established and have given them pride of place at the front of the […]
Manikia – Upper Valley
Something to bear in mind if planning a trip to Manikia is that much of the climbing, and certainly the most popular crags, are actually nearer to Vrysi at the […]
Manikia – Mpougazi
Mpougazi, pronounced and sometimes written Bougazi, is the group of crags immediately above the village of Vrysi, which dominate the view from Camping Dragonera Cliffs. Not a bad view to […]
Manikia – Lower Valley crags
If Leonidio is “The New Kalymnos”, then Manikia can lay a decent claim to being “The New Leonidio”. Although the earliest route dates back to 1995, and a couple of […]
Ermionida – Didyma and Katafiki Canyon
Ermionida is the southern end of the Argolis peninsula (the “thumb” on the “hand” of the Peloponnese). Blessed by generally good weather and a good combination with the Nafplio crags, […]
Nestani and Agios Petros – nothing Spartan about these crags!
Most visitors or would be visitors to Greece, on closing their eyes, will conjure up images of islands or beaches, but it’s a surprisingly mountainous country. The Taygetus mountain range […]
Zobolo – new crags on the very edge of Europe
Leaving Leonidio on a showery day, we turned south to head down to the very tip of the Laconia peninsula, the “index finger” of the Peloponnese, dropping in to Vlychada […]
Jupiter – Wow! and the Arcadia Crags
In the inevitable roller-coaster of weather, we’ve now reached the 20C tipping point where it’s actually more comfortable climbing in the shade. With Max-temp Leonidio arriving, coinciding with a rest-day […]
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