Terry and John Hollands are climbing at Pic St Loup, near Montpellier...
We'd set the alarm to get us out early today; it failed!
To make up for the disappointment of not going to Pembroke and enjoying the fantastic weather (thank you again Met Office), after much "Where shall we go?", Ben and I headed out west of Dumfries to Miekle Ross...
It was cloudy in the valley today so we decided to venture in to Switzerland to try out Bravo Lapp - a route recommended to us by Henri Bouillet, a great friend of Smiler.
With the forecast amended to sunshine, but with a cool air temp ruling out the high crags, to escape the crowds in Borrowdale Ben and I chose Gouther Crag in Swindale for a bit of trad mileage.
With a bank holiday weekend to play with, a trip to Pembroke for some sun-kissed sea cliff action seemed the way forward. As the weather forecast nose-dived as the weekend approached though, a late call to instigate Plan B was made.
Amazing "summer" weather in Chamonix today - a bit unexpected really, the forecast had suggested a chance of a shower and a fohn wind...
A gorgeous afternoon sailing on San Francisco Bay...
Now is the high season for ski mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies...
