After several requests I have finally got around to creating the latest installment in the photo gallery. (Just click on the "Gallery" menu above to access them and others). The new photos supplement my last blog post and contains images from our trip to Fontainebleau. If you have read that blog you will know why … Continue reading Gallery Update
Tag: Climbing
Fontainebleau, 2018
Fontainebleau has become a bit of a favourite destination for us over the last few years, we try and escape at the start of the year while it is still cold here, and is just starting to warm up there. This year was no different, and we went across for a week at the end … Continue reading Fontainebleau, 2018
Where next?
I can't believe it is only 5 weeks until we are off on our Big Trip! Doing a trip like this is something that Jon and I have talked about for 8 years, but it has always been a bit of a pipe dream. Now suddenly, in the space of a couple of weeks, the … Continue reading Where next?
Fontainebleau, France. 2016
Fontainebleau is such a fabulous place to go bouldering. There is simply so much choice at every grade, and with a really wide variety of climbing styles. The forest itself is delightful with the boulders sheltered among the trees and in some places in the middle of vast expanses of sand. This video shows a … Continue reading Fontainebleau, France. 2016
Monsterrat, Spain. 2016
Montserrat is just west of Barcelona in Spain and consists of huge conglomerate pinnacles above an old (but still active) monastery. The climbing is scary but rewarding. Long run-outs between (sometimes missing) bolts, standing on holds that look like they won’t be there for much longer. Long multi-pitch routes with a real sense of adventure … Continue reading Monsterrat, Spain. 2016
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