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From Poeme a Lou & the UTMB
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From A Hot Welsh Bank Holiday
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From Rhoscolyn
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From Buckbarrow
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From The Needle, Shelterstone Crag
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From Slabtastic climbing in Setesdal
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From Into the Wild, Vallon de Berard
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From Esk Buttress
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From Gouther & Jackdaw Scar Crags
Category: Rock Climbing
Climbing rock (aka Free Climbing).
I have no idea why, but we always seem to be in Chamonix on the weekend of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc. Of course this is never a bad thing as the atmosphere in Chamonix while the event is on is electric.
The weather forecast for the bank holiday weekend was quite variable. But that – as usual – seemed to just be the forecasters generalising for the rest of us what those in the south-east would experience! :angry: Whereas the north-west looked like it would have great summer weather. On a bank holiday!!
We've been to Rhoscolyn a few times before, but never before have we bothered to look beyond the direct approach to Rhoscolyn's Llawder crag from the parking near the church.
The heat still seems to be here! The grass is so dry and yellow. What’s going on? Oh yeah, it’s just a trick really the rain – heavy rain – is due this afternoon…
With all the dry weather we decided we really needed to take advantage and drive up to the Scottish mountains.
This week we have come to a beautiful part of southern Norway, Setesdal. Setesdal isn’t very far from Rjukan, a place we’ve visited for ice climbing. It’s just a little south and just a little west, but still in Telemark country.
We’ve come to Chamonix for the weekend for a quick fix of Alpine Rock adventure.
I reckon one of the more remote and wonderful Lakeland valleys is Eskdale. However, it's a longish walk to get there, one is out of sight of all sign's modern life such as roads, and there's hardly even any paths...
Two weekends of fine weather! I can’t remember when that last happened, I just hope – with every fibre of my being – that it can continue…
