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 […]
Category Archives: Trips
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 […]
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 […]
Alpine Adventures: The Findlay-Geldard Route – Aiguille de Saussure – Mont Blanc du Tacul
After doing Le Cherrurgien de Crepuscule (still can’t pronounce the name) I was ready for an adventure. I really do love sport climbing, and I especially liked this route – […]
Last day of the Odyssey – first day in the lakes
My first time climbing in the Lakes! I never have, largely because when I check the weather for the Lakes, there appears to be an entire lake hanging over the […]
North Wales, the Odyssey continues
We arrived in North Wales in full rain and fog, Llanberis style, but our forecast told us to expect otherwise so we made a plan for me to do the […]
Northumberland with the ‘Odyssey’
For the last week, I have been traveling with the moving circus, that is the ‘Odyssey’. Film makers at ‘Hotaches Productions’ have teamed up with climbers Hansjorg Auer, Caroline Ciavaldini, […]
Taghia!
OK, so Taghia has to be one of the best places I’ve been for mulitpitch sport climbing, if not climbing in general. And I will definitely go back. Firstly, Taghia […]
