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Costa del Malham – Pt II

Jon — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:56:38 +0000

I went back to Malham today, and met up with Neil and Debbie. Driving through the misty mirk over the moors, I was wondering whether it was going to be too cold to get anything done, ironic given the conditions on Wednesday.

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Today (and yesterday) I went skiing – sort of….!

Rich — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:54:51 +0000

Winter sun chez Pete & Laetita...

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Costa del Malham

Jon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:39:15 +0000

With all this sunshine about, I couldn't resist any longer and went to Malham today with Sarah. Waking up to a frost, the extra gloves, hats and down jacket came too, along with a flask of hot coffee.

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Filling a Cake Void

Laetitia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:51:09 +0000

The blog has been devoid of cakes for some time...

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Portland AGM

Pete — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:25:52 +0000

Over the weekend we travelled to Portland, via EasyJet to Bournemouth airport and a free night in the Bornemouth Marriott hotel, for the Climbers' Club AGM. Some commitment eh?

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Dark and White – Event 3 of 3

Rachel — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:14:30 +0000

The final Dark and White Mini Mountain Marathon finally took place after two consecutive postponements due to snow. This was third time lucky; the weather was perfect!

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Vanishing Gully – Ben Nevis

Jon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:20:58 +0000

We had winter skills training up in Scotland this weekend with the rescue team, so Li'l Pete and I decided to take advantage by going up a day early and getting in a cheeky route on the Ben.

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Gore-Tex Booties!

Pete — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:14:22 +0000

I received a pair of Mens Salomon Elios Mid GTX- Autobahn and Asphalt boots a couple of days ago to take a peek at and review. They are on special offer at the moment (at the time of writing) – a bargain price for a pair of top-branded Gore-Tex mid-height walking boots! [...]

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Ski Medals

Laetitia — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:21:24 +0000

Laurence and Maddie have gone home now, but here's a quick update on the last couple of days of their adventures in Chamonix and Les Houches learning to ski...

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A Mudathon

Rachel — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:54:23 +0000

Muddy, very muddy...

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Climbing in Devon and Cornwall

Mark — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:53:21 +0000

With its rugged coastline and granite heart, the West Country offers visitors a myriad of climbing opportunities to suit all abilities. The real challenge though lies in deciding where exactly to start, so where better to base yourself than a traditional Devon cottage or Cornwall cottage. From your cosy retreat you are then free to [...]

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Chamonix Webcam…

Pete — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:45:21 +0000

I've been trying to sort out a live webcam feed from Chamonix for far too long... The camera was tricky to sort out, then the software was tricky too! But today I finally filled the void with a live feed...

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Laurence and Maddie Learn to Ski

Laetitia — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:35:00 +0000

Laurence and Maddie have come out to Chamonix to learn to ski.

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Beinn Udlaidh – Smirk

Jon — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:38:42 +0000

Went for a day trip up to Beinn Udlaidh yesterday with L'il Pete...

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Petrol Heads go Electric

Ian — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:44:48 +0000

Today we started the long task of cutting all the wood...

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A return to Draenen

Rachel — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:22:59 +0000

A return to Ogof Draenen...

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