Today was somewhere near the limits of what counts as acceptable conditions for leading a team of students on Tryfan. The near constant drizzle and strong, gusting winds would normally be enough to choose a different objective, but I had a strong, experienced team with me, so we decided to go and have a look…… Read more

Well, it wasn’t exactly Spanish temperatures, but there was blue sky! We made the most of the spring like weather for my first outdoor climbing session of the year, combining some staff training and student climbing opportunities. There was a nippy breeze on the top of the crag, but it actually got quite warm at… Read more

After joining a meeting online, at Alicante Airport, we finally left the blue skies of Spain. The flight was a good one, with a nice ariel view of Valencia, and the the snow covered Pyrenees. Back at The Cottage, it was nice to arrive home to some blue skies and new daffs in the garden.… Read more

Another belter of a February day! Almost too hot to climb! We returned to the ease of climbing and proximity at Marin Crag. It’s worth noting that the also excellent crags at Sax, (where we’d climbed on previous trips), climbing is now currently banned due to a land ownership change/dispute. We climbed a nice little… Read more

The guidebook said that the cliff at Reconco, faces south, gets all the sun going and there is nowhere to hide from it! It was right! It’s an amazing sweep of steep limestone that’s just off vertical and with tiny pockets and scoops to hang onto. There is one tree (an Olive, not an Almond… Read more

An unhurried day of climbing, sunshine and sightseeing. It was lunch time by the time we arrived at the col that leads to the crag of Marin. The views were so good and the temperature agreeable, that we sat on top for another hour just chatting, eating and looking at the view. There was no… Read more