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Climbing near Izmir, Turkey

By Jonathan. Our three month journey, which is taking us between the two capital cities of the Roman empire, is coming to a close. The general shape of our route was set by the start and end points, Rome and Istanbul, and the desire to see more of Sicily and climb on the island of … Continue reading Climbing near Izmir, Turkey →

Gaynor & Jonathan The Big Trip, Turkey 2 Comments April 21, 2019April 20, 2019

Climbing in Kaynaklar – The Drama of Day 1

By Gaynor. We arrived in Izmir on the western coast of Turkey after 4 hours driving through the rain soaked country.  The entire west coast seemed to be under rain clouds on the day we traveled.   We are staying in Izmir to go climbing at Kaynaklar, a climbing area just to the east of Izmir … Continue reading Climbing in Kaynaklar – The Drama of Day 1 →

Gaynor & Jonathan The Big Trip, Turkey 1 Comment April 16, 2019April 15, 2019

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Today we had the alternative Burgundy climbing experience… the heavens opened just as we were contemplating our second route, so we found the nearest cave and huddled inside to sit out the downpour. 20 minutes later and after finishing our lunch, we emerged from our (small) cave and found the rock soaking wet. So we went to the climbing shop in Dijon instead 😂.
Had a great day yesterday climbing at Remingy. This is me on one of my test pieces, I did it last year after 3 attempts, this year it took about 4 attempts before I got to the top! I guess I have some work to do!
It was so good to be back outside on rock again 😊. We were near Lantenay today climbing in the Combe Arveaux, the sun was shining and we were absolutely roasting. Climbing is banned on large parts of the crag at the moment because of nesting peregrin falcons, but some sectors are still open and we had a great day in the sunshine 🌞.
Today was a day of mixed success at Bouilland. Jon successfully led his project route “Une ombre au tableau” (7a+), and I took a step backwards and fell off my project “Wall Street” (7a) more times than on my last attempt! At least the crag is not going anywhere so I will return and recommence the battle on another day.
Sometimes it just has to be a picture of our cat!
Another lovely day at the crag yesterday, this time we went to Ahuy, a small quarry just outside Dijon. Not a very big crag, nor a classic crag, but it kept us entertained for the day.

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