Author Archives: krishseewraj

Part 11 – Alice Springs – rock, rock and more rock!

This is the last email and covers my five years of fun exploring the amazing playground that the Red Centre has to offer. In previous emails I focused on one area and pulled together snippets of my climbing exploits in each. For this email I am covering a heap of places and I was aContinue reading “Part 11 – Alice Springs – rock, rock and more rock!”

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”

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”

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”