Beautiful weather for a day climbing on the slate.  Took an abseil rope with us to get down to a level we’d not been to in a long time. After climbing grippy, well bolted routes in Turkey, it was a change of scene to climb trad protected slippery slates! Energy levels still on a low… Read more

The Cottage has been hosting a weekend of adventures for some of our little guests. It’s been an action packed weekend for the Fressingfield Team, that has included some river based explorations… Lakes and mountain views… Some excellent rock climbing… Seeing the sights…. Scaling cliffs… Learning the ropes…. Sorting the gear…. Kayaking! Slate quarrying! Nice… Read more

Back on home turf again and lovely to find some blue skies too. Caught the last of the light after a productive day re-claiming The Cottage as home with a quick trip up the slabs of Tryfan Bach. Well worn, polished rock – perfect for tired hands and soft rock boots!  Read more

We forked out for a private taxi to pick us up at 4am and get us to the airport. Four pounds well spent! Having been greeted at the glass sliding doors of ‘Departures’ by the slightly alarming sight of a team of twelve uniformed, masked and machine gun carrying security guards, we made it through… Read more

We had to check out of our apartment today, so once we’d got all packed up we went over to nearby Kargi Beach for brunch and a final swim. Turkish tea and omelette by the waters edge was served for a ridiculously reasonable price. After a little digesting time, we went for a snorkel off… Read more

We decided that, despite the thin finger tip skin, our hands would last another day up at the Indian MAn Crag above Datça. We chose the sector Uzak Zűrafa as there are loads of routes and a mixture of sunshine and shade, which was just as well as after a breezy start, the sun came… Read more