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Bourg d’Oisans

Sunday, 15th July 2018

We arrived in Bourg d’Oisans literally just as Rachel had been involved in a crash with a car! I was driving down the main street in to town and there, sprawled on the road, was a bloodied Rachel looking totally dazed and surrounded by people…

Vosges

Saturday, 14th July 2018

On our trip south for the Marmotte we decided to break up the journey… This had several benefits – We visited Belgium and saw the Atomium in Brussels, We visited Luxembourg City, We saved a massive amount of money on tolls by not using French motorways, and We happened across the Vosges Mountains…

BMC AGM Thoughts

Monday, 2nd July 2018

I’ve never written anything quite like this before so bear with me for the ride… June 2018 was a tough AGM for the BMC The BMC has been going through a tough time for the past 24 or so months and because of that the 2018 AGM, held in Kendal on 16th June, was perhaps …

Couple of Days of Work & a Big “Pikey Dodging” Cycle Ride

Tuesday, 5th June 2018

The weekend was dominated by two days of work, but at least it was fun work – mostly gorge bashing with super exciting big jumps in to pools of lovely cool Lakeland water…

More awesome Bank Holiday weather

Tuesday, 29th May 2018

While the south of England is cloaked in fog and Birmingham suffers from flash flooding the north west is continuing to bask in glorious wall-to-wall sunshine!

Awesome Multi-Activity Weather in the Lakes

Tuesday, 8th May 2018

When the weather is as good as this the Lakes are unbeatable! Three super sunny days on a bank holiday weekend – brilliant. But for once we didn’t give every day over to rock climbing. Instead we made a plan that had each day dedicated to a different outdoor pursuit…

The National Trust; For ever, for everyone

Tuesday, 1st May 2018

The bold proclamation of the National Trust – For ever, for everyone. It sounds great doesn’t it? The thing is, having spent six months of 2017 as a NT employee, I have a worrying feeling about the organisation that has motivated me to put these words together…

Always inventing stuff – Mark Vallance

Tuesday, 24th April 2018

So sad to hear that Mark Vallance has passed away. He was a good friend, and him being “the” guy that brought us cams, i.e. “Friends”, we all owe him at least a moment of thanks. Of course not only did he transform most climber’s lives but he helped transform the BMC and the CC …

A little bumble in Langdale

Sunday, 25th March 2018

Pete was working today, teaching micro navigation, so Zac and I went for a bumble.

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