
I’m fat again so there was no climbing this year but my holidays usually feel like mini expeditions so it was actually a refreshing change. I managed a lap of the VTT track and took Lucas on his first Via Ferrata, apart from that we spent the rest of our time either sunbathing, walking or drinking [...]

Alex and I had planned to do Tennis Shoe on Idwal Slabs today but we made a last minute dash to Tryfan’s summit instead. Finding an easy route up to the Heather Terrace was impossible but once there, mistakes in our guide book made finding the start of the climb even harder! For future reference, the [...]

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 [...]