Sterling Adventures » Nature 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 Powder Day http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/30/powder-day/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/30/powder-day/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:30:29 +0000 Richard http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16456 An eventful, if not entirely happy, day in the snow... How is it that there can be too much snow to travel, but not enough to ski?

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/29/bifurcation-lake/feed/ 3 Happy Christmas from Antarctica!! http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/22/happy-christmas-from-antarctica/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/22/happy-christmas-from-antarctica/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:24:04 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16363 Over the last couple of weeks the main topic of conversation here at Halley has been food ... do I forsee a Roman style banquet?

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/22/happy-christmas-from-antarctica/feed/ 9 Windy Bay Penguin Colony http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/04/windy-bay-penguin-colony/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/04/windy-bay-penguin-colony/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:39:02 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16200 Today I was lucky enough to travel the 40kms to Windy Bay where there is an Emperor Penguin colony...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/04/windy-bay-penguin-colony/feed/ 7 Caving in Kuala Lumpur http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/19/caving-in-kuala-lumpur/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/19/caving-in-kuala-lumpur/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:44:19 +0000 Richard http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16007 A visit to Batu Caves in Kuala Lumur...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/19/caving-in-kuala-lumpur/feed/ 2 Langdale Navigation & Kendal Fireworks http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/07/langdale-navigation-kendal-fireworks/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/07/langdale-navigation-kendal-fireworks/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:18:47 +0000 Pete http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15826 What amazing weather, a whole weekend of wall-to-wall sunshine! Even the evening was clear (and cold) for the fireworks...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/05/a-lycian-canyon/feed/ 3 Lycia Day 4: wildlife and tombs http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-day-4-wildlife-and-tombs/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-day-4-wildlife-and-tombs/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:41:44 +0000 Anna http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15743 Whale-spotting in Turkey? Shurely shome mishtake?

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-day-4-wildlife-and-tombs/feed/ 5 A week in Mallorca (Part 3) – Puiga Massanella http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/10/27/a-week-in-mallorca-part-3-puiga-massanella/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/10/27/a-week-in-mallorca-part-3-puiga-massanella/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:56:09 +0000 Rachel http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15639

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/06/12/the-chicken-and-egg-test/feed/ 8 A Fine Day in the Pilis http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/27/a-fine-day-in-the-pilis/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/27/a-fine-day-in-the-pilis/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 05:20:47 +0000 Dalma http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=13595 My very good friend and climbing partner Istvan (Hungarian for Steve) has birdwatching as a hobby. He frequently goes to take wonderful photographs, not only of birds but anything he finds interesting. I thought he could share one of his recent trips here. As his English is not that strong yet, he asked me to translate and post. The following story and pictures are his work...

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