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Part 10 – Italy – something different

With all the great trad climbing right on my doorstep in the UK and Ireland there was little that appealed to me in making the trip across the channel into Europe. I must admit the idea of climbing somewhere like the high peaks of the Dolomites and possible the Alps did draw my attention butContinue reading “Part 10 – Italy – something different”

Part 9 – Ireland – back in time

During my stint in the Lakes, Finton came to visit and we hatched a plan to have a bit of a climbing trip to Ireland. I don’t recall all the thinking behind it other than it seemed like a good idea. So one day I picked Finton and Tim up from the railway station, afterContinue reading “Part 9 – Ireland – back in time”

Time for tea…

After last weekend’s feeling of spring we got hit by another strong front bringing gales and heavy downpours, this put paid to the before work early morning session at Welly Dam. Of course being a public holiday on Monday it also threatened to stay with us over the whole long weekend. So I resided toContinue reading “Time for tea…”

The ole faithful

Last Sunday with a clear blue sky and the mercury hitting the mid-twenty it felt like spring was in the air, so Steve and I headed up to Welly Dam to have a stretch. Why here, well Steve is lacking wheels (again) so it was in the right direction to avoid extra travel time forContinue reading “The ole faithful”

Part 8 – The South West – rock architecture

I feel a little bit excited about this one, while every place I went to had its own charm and appeal I’d regard the South West of the UK as being up there and as a close runner up to Swanage. I’ll skip round a few places in both Cornwall and Devon that make upContinue reading “Part 8 – The South West – rock architecture”

Nothing too hard

We’ve had a clear run of sunny weather and Saturday (today!) was going to stay dry so Kym and I headed out. Unlike others Kym doesn’t mind getting out a bit earlier so I left home soon after six. Every day at this time during the week I have been greeted with a clear blueContinue reading “Nothing too hard”

Part 7 – The Wye Valley – take rope

This will be the shortest section of my climbing emails, and focuses mainly on a little known area nestled on the border of Wales and England. The River Wye (or Afon Gwy in Welsh) is the fifth-longest river in the UK. It flows for over 200km from Plynlimon in mid Wales down the to theContinue reading “Part 7 – The Wye Valley – take rope”

Crag booty – up for grabs

It’s been seven weeks since I have been climbing outdoors, and for this one the sun was forecast. It was the first good weekend forecast time in a few months so Lou, Steve and I took the chance to reacquaint ourselves to placing some gear. Neither of them claimed to be climbing fit so weContinue reading “Crag booty – up for grabs”

Part 6 – Scotland – the long road

Scotland offers an amazing wilderness playground on an island that at times felt way to populated. Unfortunately it was a long way from most of the places I lived and as such I didn’t get to it much. Most of my time in Scotland was while on my deadly treadly in my youth. I haveContinue reading “Part 6 – Scotland – the long road”

Part 5 – The Lake District – a place to live

In this part we venture further north to the Lake District. The area was made famous in the early 1800’s by the Lake Poets, a group of English poets who all lived in the Lakes. This group of literary people were considered part of the Romantic (Literary) Movement, which is fitting for the landscape theyContinue reading “Part 5 – The Lake District – a place to live”