After a final trip to the park, we waved off Anna and co on the next leg of their world tour as they flew off to Crete. We thought we’d got a relaxing morning ahead of us, until the cleaners turned up and informed us that ‘check-out’ was not what Anna thought! In a mad… Read more

After a month of quiet alpine living in the mountains, it’s been both a treat and a shock to find ourselves in the city, staying with Anna, Jonathan and Ben in the hustle and bustle of Windsor – in a house that’s literally right outside the Castle Walls. And not only is there a famous… Read more

We said our farewells to Pelvoux this morning and we’re on the road just after 8am. Pretty much exactly 13 hours later we reached Calais… Before leaving town we stocked up on pastries from our local (and very well stocked) ‘Proxi’ store… It was nearly 20°C cooler than when we’d arrived and it rained hard… Read more

We set out with big plans for a big route at a crag called Fournel, but found the sector we wanted to climb out of bounds. Instead we turned our attention to another route, but we didn’t like the vibe much. The climbing felt awkward, intimidating and the route traversed away making the option a… Read more