Castle Rock
Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
Iron Crag
Pavey Injuries
Just over a week ago Jon and I went up to Pavey Ark mid-week for some quiet rock climbing on its sunny, south facing, lovely rough and bubbly Lakeland rock… We started off on The Bracken Clock (E2) and then moved on to Cruel Sister (E3). However, Cruel Sister was indeed a little “cruel” to …
Ogwen CC Guidebook Launch
After a day climbing in the Ogwen valley at Milestone Buttress, where we did one of the most polished routes I’ve ever done, Super Direct. It starts with a shimmering layback and is followed by a slippery jamming crack. Although the polish does disappear on the shockingly exposed top pitch … perhaps most parties scamper …
Navigation Practice
Cornish BMC International Meet
Lakeland Bank Holiday
Tremadog Festival
Filling the action photo gaps for the new Tremadog guidebook was the objective of this year’s BMC Tremadog Festival for the gathered group of CC guidebook workers… Steve (author) got this picture of me on Craig y Castell.
La Frasse
An easier cragging day today; we chose a new venue for us, La Frasse, near Flaine. However, when we got there Paul said, “Limestone slab climbing with no holds, urgh!”… Adding to the lack of hand holds was the fact that initially, before the sun showed up, it was bloody freezing! Needless to say we …