Of all the climbing trips and expeditions that I’ve been on, this one has to rate as having one of the best ‘rest day’ options around. With tender skin on our fingers from four days of sharp limestone climbing and a day of wet weather arriving in the region we decided to take a break Read more

For some reason, I woke up before sunrise today, so made the most of it by standing on the balcony and enjoying the light, before going back to sleep for a little extra shut eye.  There is a change in the weather here and the skies have clouded over. Strong winds are also in the Read more

It’s been another super sunny day that turned out to be almost too hot for our intended plan of rock climbing around the coast near the town of Sperlonga. Getting to our first crag, after a short ten minute drive, involved hiking along a section of main road for a few minutes. It  wasn’t far, Read more

Waking up to palm trees outside your window and the deepest blue skies above can only mean that there is a good lay lying ahead of you.  Our first port of call after breakfast on the balcony, was a swim in the sea. As it’s only a few minutes walk from where we are staying, Read more

Even though I’ve been lucky enough to have travelled to some of the most spectacular rock climbing areas of the world, it seems that I’ve certainly not lost the feeling of wonder and excitement of being somewhere new. Having taken an enforced twenty month ‘break’ from what had become my usual routine of travel, both Read more

Although we’ve been able to travel from The Cottage though all but the strictest of restrictions by bike or van or ferry, airports have been off limits. Sure, we’ve been allowed to get on a plane, but with no guarantee of a safe return on a designated date, we weren’t really comfortable able the mental Read more