Sterling Adventures » cakes 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 Happy Christmas from Chamonix http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/25/happy-christmas-from-chamonix/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/25/happy-christmas-from-chamonix/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:35:30 +0000 Laetitia http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16389 We woke up late, again. Chamonix seems to do this to me. I blame it on the clear air and the snug warm apartment, but perhaps this time it was also because the streets were very quiet. Father Christmas had done his job and most people seemed to be pre-occupied in doors.

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/27/richards-birthday-celebrations/feed/ 1 A weekend in Chamonix… http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/22/a-weekend-in-chamonix/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/22/a-weekend-in-chamonix/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:54:50 +0000 Laetitia http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15033 My sister, Saskia, and her husband Nick had booked to go to Chamonix for a long weekend, so we decided to grate-crash their party and join in the fun...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/09/barcelona/feed/ 3 We Meet the English! http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/03/we-meet-the-english/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/08/03/we-meet-the-english/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:01:04 +0000 Dalma http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=14783 Shortly after Terry and John Hollands met the Hungarian team on one of their favourite playgrounds in Croatia, the opportunity came to join their meet in Ailefroide...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/07/31/once-upon-a-time/feed/ 5 Jersey http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/07/26/jersey/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/07/26/jersey/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:35:29 +0000 Laetitia http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=14635 My work in Jersey is coming to an end, so last weekend Pete joined me to see the sights and check out the climbing...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/07/26/jersey/feed/ 5 More Grizedale Letterboxes http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/07/09/more-grizedale-letterboxes/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/07/09/more-grizedale-letterboxes/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:27:53 +0000 Pete http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=14461 I find running to be very hard to motivate myself for - it's such hard work - I have to add an extra incentive, Letterbox treasure...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/07/09/more-grizedale-letterboxes/feed/ 7 Dodging the RainDo two half-days equal a whole? http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/06/27/dodging-the-raindo-two-half-days-equal-a-whole/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/06/27/dodging-the-raindo-two-half-days-equal-a-whole/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:00:36 +0000 Pete http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=14208 Saturday's weather was just about what we've come to expect in the North West this past two months, wet! Not since April has there been any meaningful nice weather. The result is that I've been getting weaker and weaker, to the point that last weekend I struggled on a F6a+. The ultimate price had to be paid...

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Do two half-days equal a whole?

]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/06/27/dodging-the-raindo-two-half-days-equal-a-whole/feed/ 3 Baden-Baden http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/30/baden-baden/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/30/baden-baden/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 12:14:09 +0000 Pete http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=13665 For our final day in Germany we planned a trip to Battert near Baden-Baden. We'd been here before on our previous trip and had really enjoyed the more familiar volcanic rocks...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/30/baden-baden/feed/ 9 Rebecca & Mathias’ Wedding http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/28/rebecca-mathias-wedding/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/28/rebecca-mathias-wedding/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 11:27:21 +0000 Laetitia http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=13635 A couple of months ago we received an invitation to join Rebecca and Mathias in celebrating their next adventure in life together - a celebration of their wedding. As I'm a girl, I love weddings, so of course we had to go...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/05/22/in-need-of-new-arms/feed/ 1 The Silvretta Ski Tour http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/04/11/the-silvretta-ski-tour/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/04/11/the-silvretta-ski-tour/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:16:32 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=12999 Late March is the time for ski-touring in the alps and this year we timed it just right for oue exploration of the Silvretta area of Austria...

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