Sterling Adventures » Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog The latest reports of world wide rock & ice climbing (and other extreme) fun and adventure! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:50:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Blast Off! http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/15/blast-off/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/15/blast-off/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=14912 Saturday morning saw me leaving sunny Barnsley for a damp Fisherfield campsite in Eskdale...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2010/07/10/rare-sighting-on-grit/feed/ 2 Black Sunday http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2010/06/12/black-sunday/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2010/06/12/black-sunday/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=9970 A six am start, traffic free roads saw me arrive at Fisherground campsite 3 hrs later to find the AMC team with no plan of action...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2009/12/21/canberra/feed/ 3 Evening Grit http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2009/08/18/evening-grit/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2009/08/18/evening-grit/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Paul http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=6630 Tuesday evening is normally climbing time but work and weather seem to have colluded to prevent any activity until now...

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