Monthly Archives: April 2010

It has been announced that Prince William is to be based at RAF Valley, as part of the crew of Rescue Seaking 122. Which means that in the near future not only might I be flown into the hill by … Continue reading →

I have spent the weekend running a ‘How to Big Wall’ course for myself and four great people in North Wales we covered virtually all the skills you would need to get up the Nose or similar route in Yosemite. … Continue reading →

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I have spent the last couple of days climbing, why break a habit of a lifetime! I was on the slate on Thursday during the day, as well as spending a while taking photos for my book. I then went … Continue reading →

There are many turns of phrase I could use, like cutting off ones nose to spite ones face, which aptly describes the current access situation at Dali’s Hole. On the surface of it and inpartiular based on UKC reporting, it … Continue reading →

Spenty today in gideon quarry with mike. Climbed his route Frankinstein, f6b. The route is a bit scrappy but in a spectacular position. After that it was a team flailing on mike’s project. Which is tough. I did get some … Continue reading →

Spenty today in gideon quarry with mike. Climbed his route Frankinstein, f6b. The route is a bit scrappy but in a spectacular position. After that it was a team flailing on mike’s project. Which is tough. I did get some … Continue reading →

All these photos were taken over the last week, a few when I was working on various rock courses. Tweet

Well, I finally got my phone back working again, by up grading to a blackberry. Who knows I might figure out how to update this blog from it one day! After that essential admin/spending spree, i headed up to Rainbow … Continue reading →

I took my Intro Rock Course to Castell Helen today, other than a silence that you could cut with a knife as we prepared for the 60m abseil in. One of the group asked where the name came from, so … Continue reading →