Climbing in Datca, Turkey

By Jonathan. After Kalymnos, our next climbing stop was the Datca peninsula in Western Turkey. As the crow flies, Datca is less than 70 km from Kalymnos. The short distance belies Datca's inaccessibility with the journey by ferry and car taking two days. As a result we ended up spending a night on the island … Continue reading Climbing in Datca, Turkey →

You Lose Some, You Win Some

By Jonathan. Articles about sport climbing don't often describe failure. In part, this could be because the basic premise of sport climbing is that if you work a route for long enough you will eventually do it. A premise that obviously doesn't apply if what motivates you is on-sighting routes. In this mode, success and … Continue reading You Lose Some, You Win Some →