Monthly Archives: February 2010

I had some old friends up from Bournemouth this weekend, I used to take them out on the hills many years ago when I was first qualifying as an instructor. They came up to do some scrambling but with the … Continue reading →

Well a rest day meant I had time to explore cooking some flapjack. I had been give a basic recipe, but decided to spice it up a little. The rough recipe was Bring to the Boil – 250g Butter (about … Continue reading →

I heard yesterday that a colleague of mine and fellow freelancer had a serious fall whilst what sounds like soloing on Ben Nevis on Wednesday. Whilst i haven’t got the whole story (BBC) it sounds like he fell a considerable … Continue reading →

I have ranted on here in the past about the Mountain Heritage Trust, and how they have seemed to take the BMC, and in a way the members of the BMC’s money and not really given much back to climbers … Continue reading →

Spent this afternoon at Castell Helen, running up Light House Arete Direct and the top pitch of Rap, both VS. The weather wasn’t too good the sun that was shining when we left Llanberis was gone by the time we … Continue reading →

My day started early, as I had to drive to rochdale to attend a BMC coaching workshop. I quickly hit a problem when my van refused to start, as the battery has been destroyed by the cold weather. So after … Continue reading →

Spent another day ticking more routes in Vivian Quarry, climbing Psychotherapy within 24 hours of the last time I climbed it. This time it was in the sun, and out of the wind, which made vivian quarry a top venue … Continue reading →

Well, after having watched Eastenders Live 25th Anniversary on Friday (How awesome was that!), I went on to get rather drunk after finishing a 7 day stint of work. The weather on Saturday was meant to be poor, so we … Continue reading →

Well I have been useless the last couple of days. Recovering from the 6 days work on an Mountain Leader Training Course, I then had another surprise day work on a climbing course for Lithuainian Instructors. It was a great … Continue reading →

Well the last three days of the ML training course went by, including my two day mini break and over night camp. Which wasn’t as bad as expected as not only did it cloud over, but also my five season … Continue reading →