Category: Climbing

Climbing – rock, ice, mountains, boulders, etc.
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Swiss Greetings

Saturday, 30th August 2008

Terry's postcard arrived a few days ago (sorry for the delay in posting, I've been to Norwich with work this week) - the card is sporting the now traditional contemplative Kats...

Bugaboos

Monday, 25th August 2008

To summarise, the Bugaboos are brilliant, amazing, superb and fantastic - but that just doesn't seem to do them justice...

Chamonix Interlude

Monday, 25th August 2008

... we departed the Bernese Oberland and, incidentally, why Keith and Fiona quit the Bregalia. Fickle weather, to say the least. Texts went back and forth and Chamonix was decided upon ...

Falcon Crag

Sunday, 24th August 2008

Another damp start, but after some tea at Shepherds Cafe, the sun came out (a bit) and Paul and I headed off to Falcon Crag...

Dorenaz

Sunday, 24th August 2008

Well, I guess it could be anywhere but its part of my exploration of the Swiss play-crags...

Warton Quarry

Saturday, 23rd August 2008

Avoiding the crowds in the Lake District on a bank holiday weekend rewarded us with the whole of Warton Quarry to ourselves...

A day at the Seaside

Tuesday, 19th August 2008

We had a long planned family trip to Swanage, but that wasn't going to mean no climbing...

Stoney Middleton

Saturday, 16th August 2008

What rain? We expected heavy rain on Saturday; as we drove over Snake Pass and saw the first spots on the windscreen we thought it was gonna be as forecast - wet. Maybe a day cruising the gear shops of the Peak was ahead...