I didn’t want to miss out on all this adventuring on the Ben, so lucky for me Jon was keen to make the trip up north again. We left Penrith by 5.30 on Wednesday evening and made it to Fort William by 10pm. After stopping at the BP garage for a quick cup of beige …
Jon and Ian enjoy the sun at the top of Orion Direct
After our long day on Ben Nevis, and with the long drive home ahead of us, we opted for the pleasant sunny rock climbing of Polldubh. The weather was more like summer than when I've been to Polldubh before in summer...
Terry and I travelled up to the Scottish Highlands this weekend having heard about the almost perfect conditions on Ben Nevis, and adding in the continuing 'bon temps' forecast, we had to go. A big route on the Ben seemed within grasp...
Andy enjoys the sun on Troutdale Pinnacle...
A weekend of rest and recuperation was needed and hence, with the team name, “A weekend of R and R”, Richard Dearden and I embarked on the Highlander Mountain Marathon. This new event on the mountain marathon calendar took place on the 29th March to 1st April on the fells of the Strathconnon Forest, about …
Tiring going and not even half way!
“Let’s try somewhere different from the Roaches”, said Terry to Bernie this morning. “Let’s try Castle Naze”. So we did and the weather was exceptional. Still March yet the temperature in the sun hit 28C! Which explains the topless climbing photo attached.
Seeing as dog pictures are "in vogue" I thought I'd catch a shot of this ball of hair sleeping outside Chamonix's 'Midnight Express' burger bar, Ian's favorite place to eat? A great place to get an amazing burger on a day when ...
