
The threat of rain didn’t stop us and we managed classics on both the upper and lower tiers this evening. Mark and I did Valkerie (Vs 4b,4c**), Sloth ( Hvs 5a ***) and Technical Slab (Hs 4a**) without any real problems other than a bit of a knitting on Valkerie and a minor gear failure [...]

My dad was against the clock today so we tried something a bit closer to him for a change and ended up at Wilton quarry North West of Bolton. The climbs were nice enough but the rock and some of the run outs were very very dirty. Lucas had a great time searching for bullet [...]
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Today was my first meet with the Innominata climbing club and apart from the broken glass all over the floor the routes at this place are great. Steeper than I’m used to but with positive edgy holds, good gear and stake belays at the top. No pictures this time but here’s the route list.. Seconded [...]

My latest crunch at work has just finished so my Dad dragged me out climbing at Idwal Slabs to recover. I’ve never been a fan of the “Easy Descent” so today’s objective was to find a route through the upper walls so we can use the alternate descent that goes off to the right. We [...]

Winter climbing conditions looked amazing this year so I couldn’t resist a trip to the Cairngorms for a bit of mixed fun with Ron and Fi. Most of these pictures and videos have been stolen from Ron’s or Fi’s blogs and more can be found on their posts for the day! Thanks to Ron and Fi for [...]