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 […]
Category Archives: Hard Routes
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 […]
Adventures on the road: Ceuse, The Desire and Le Chirurgien du Crepuscule, 8b
After Impact Day (the day and the route), I rested quite a lot. My ribs hurt for a while and I felt like a needed a little break. With my […]
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Impacting off IMPACT DAY, E9
One of my ideas of what to do in the lakes was Impact Day an E8/9 up at Pavey Ark. I looked at it when James did it and thought […]
Book of Hate
After a few days rest I went up to this route with climbing legends Irish/Spanish/Belgian Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and fellow Brit James Mcaffe. This is the most amazing corner ever. […]
Golden Gate
I freed El Cap. But I also broke my computer, so this has been written quite hurriedly. Even so, it’s really detailed, so skimming could be advisable! I got a […]
