It is six weeks until Rob Greenwood, Matt Pycroft and myself head to Patagonia, hopefully to climb Cerro Torre. It’s a beautiful mountain, its difficulty almost at odds with its…
Up and Down Mountains, Round Lakes and Renovations
It has been a busy summer. Not one with hard rock climbing, but with hard work! I’m not shy of a bit of hard work though. So, this summer I…
Peak 41 North Face Attempt. Day 2 Part 2. Retreat.
Eventually the time came for us to move. Although sitting drinking in the view was sublime, we needed to start the descent to avoid another night on the face. After…
Peak 41 North Face Attempt. Day 2. A sense of wonder.
Morning came and and with it my feet, numb after being pushed against the tent wall, came back to life. The morning was stunning. Spirits were high, bodies were tired,…
Peak 41 North Face Attempt. Day 1. Scared.
I lay awake wrapped in two sleeping bags, waiting for my 3:45am alarm, hoping it would never come. At around 3:30 I heard movement from the other side of the…
Time is tight – two weeks until the Himalaya – operation 8c
A short post about frantic rock climbing before a trip to the Himalaya.
A weekend in Ceuse, now back to training.
Back in the spring I was on the fitness train, and it was going well. Arriving in the UK I felt good, climbed a few routes I wanted to do,…
The Findlay-Geldard Route – Aiguille de Saussure – Mont Blanc du Tacul
It all started with a screech of tyres, RnB pumping out of a stereo, and an exhaust so loud that any nearby seracs were falling like apples from a tree….
Gogarth Diaries: ‘Dinosnore’ – New Route on Main Cliff
The ledge system at the top of the Main Cliff of Gogarth is 60m above the sea. Most ropes these days are 60m long. Now I’m no genius, but I…
Back to Basics – Operation Shambolic – Bats Head
I’ve just been down to the south coast of England to attempt a new route on a cliff of chalk called Bats Head. I first heard about Bats Head when…
