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From Grotto Canyon
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From NHL - Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens
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From A day in Blackpool & Chainsaw Madness?
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From Mum
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From Chamonix CC & Birthday Skiing
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From Helm Crag Circuit
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From Costa Blanca '16/'17
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From Prague
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From Another Dry Lakeland Bank Holiday
Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
After a ten year break (!) we returned to Canada to get stuck in to some of what is likely the world’s best ice climbing… The trip was advertised as a joint Alpine Club and Climbers’ Club meet. But there was a surprisingly low take up, just 5 of the 9 available spaces were taken. …
Many years ago I used to play ice hockey in Oxford, for the the Oxford City Stars, and I have thought of making a trip to see the Calgary Flames play at the Saddledome every time we have visited Canmore. Calgary is only an hour away from Canmore and finally, after 10 years of thinking …
Laetitia and I spent a bit of time in Blackpool at the weekend…
Saturday night saw the sad end to Mum’s time on Earth…
Last week we were visiting Chamonix for a week of winter sports. We weren’t sure the skiing would be up to much as this year as there has been very little snow. So we had prepared for what might be ideal alpine winter climbing conditions. However, as it turned out there was a large dump …
Saturday’s lovely wall-to-wall sunshine was a perfect invite to get us out of the house and get further down Laetitia’s road back to full fitness. We went from Grasmere up Steel Fell, over Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, and finished at Helm Crag. It feels like the rock climbing season is just around the corner with …
Just back in the UK from a ace extended week in the Costa Blanca. There was a massive gang of people there over the New Year period and so we were lucky enough to snag a doss with our friends Steve & Sandra! 😀 Here are a few pictures from the trip…
Laetitia is working in Prague this week, another tour as a tutor on the Lead with Impact course. And so another great opportunity for me to take advantage and get to see parts of Europe I really don’t think I’d visit in normal circumstances…
After an amazing start to the summer weather in May and early June, July and August have been quite disappointing really. More wet, grey, and disappointing weather days than the proper summer sunshine we had hoped for. 🙁 However, despite that we’ve been out and about on the Lakeland crags a fair bit. 🙂 Then, …
