Chicama, E9 6c, second ascent
Returning back to the UK after two months in Spain I was greeted with beautiful sunshine. Getting a sun tan at Gogarth with Callum got my hopes up that March […]
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The last 5 months: Choss paradise in Oman, rain in the UK and my first 8b+ in Spain
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front; consequently the last 5 months are here condensed into a mega post. After a week on the ground after El Cap […]
Free adventures on El Cap: The PreMuir, second ascent, 5.13c/d, 33 ish pitches
Last year I freed Golden Gate with my friend Hansjorg Auer. This was the perfect big wall and the perfect difficulty. I found The ‘Move’ pitch especially hard with my […]
Squamish and The Adder Crack: 5.13 R new route
Yosemite is of course somewhere I want to be this Autumn. But the valley is still pretty hot in September so I thought that Squamish would be a perfect warm […]
An end to the summer
After the Doors the rest of my European trip was spent in the mountains for a few days with my new friend Victor Estringen, who is a very strong French […]
CADARESE: Sweat, blood and ‘The Doors’ 8b, 5.13d trad
After our failed attempt at getting to Italy in the Desire, and then our failed attempt to go shopping in the Desire we were ready to accept that the driving […]
Adventures off the road: blondes try DIY auto-repairs and Alpinism
I drove down to France with Warrington’s finest female climber, Madeleine Cope. Even though she was crushing many hard pitches including L’ami Caouette, 8a I thought it was high time […]
More alpine rock: Untouchables on The Trident, 7c+/5.13? onsight
After the mission that was the Findlay-Geldard I was keen for more rock climbing and a little less faff. The Grand Capucin is only a couple hours walk from the […]
