From Return to the Dam Bypass
From El Chorro - part 2
From El Chorro - part 1
From Diedro UBSA
From (Not Really) Making New Ground
From Whitworth Upstream
From Using the back entrance

Return to the Dam Bypass

Wednesday, 3rd April 2013

After several months away from Spain Jim and I could take the suspense no longer. We returned to Matienzo, our goal being to find where the water flows into lake Buttermere in the Toca la Vaca system.

El Chorro – part 2

Monday, 3rd December 2012

We might have been in the south of Spain, and it might have been sunny, but it was really, really cold.

El Chorro – part 1

Tuesday, 27th November 2012

We decided to escape the horrible November weather and have a week bolt clipping in El Chorro.

Canary Islands

Wednesday, 3rd October 2012

This autumn's pre-winter trip was to the politically Spanish but geographically north African Canary Islands.

Diedro UBSA

Sunday, 30th September 2012

The Penon de Ifac dominates Calpe, Costa Blanca, and Diedro UBSA is the classic route on the vast south face.

(Not Really) Making New Ground

Thursday, 9th August 2012

Having found a muddy chamber yesterday we dived in through to Whitworth series with only one O-ring related incident which was quickly sorted.

Whitworth Upstream

Thursday, 9th August 2012

Having had to walk away from the upstream sump in the Whitworth series in Torca La Vaca when we ran out of time on our previous visit to the Matienzo area both Jim and I were keen to return.