One final morning of enjoying the Alpine skyline view from my room in Chalet Martin. I particularly like this view and it brought back great memories from when I climbed the ‘tooth’ (second peak in from the left), when I used to live here – a memorable day! The day passed by smoothly and unremarkably.… Read more

Our last day of this Swiss climbing trip and the race was on to beat the incoming rain. Merlin made me a splendid coffee which I enjoyed while waiting for the team to get up and packed. Outside the sun was shining on the balcony and the geckos were out soaking up the warmth. Down… Read more

Awoke to a total stunner of an alpine morning. To make the most of the warm weather and amazing views, we drove up to the col of Pierre du Molle, where some of the best limestone lead climbing is situated. In the guidebook, it said that the views are almost as good as the climbs… Read more

Our hire van for the week was not quite as large as advertised, so it took quite a while for us to pack up and leave the Gite in Liddes! It was still cool, but the sun was trying its best to come out. We headed downhill and as we did, the temperatures rose. It… Read more

I’m leading a climbing expedition to Switzerland this week and arrived in Liddes last night. It’s unseasonally cold and wet. In fact, we were due to stay in a hut above Champery, but the road is still blocked with snow! It was still damp and drizzley this morning, so after multiple consultations of various weather… Read more

Had a mini getaway on the bikes over on the Island of Anglesey this weekend. After a morning run followed by some computer admin, we hurriedly packed panniers, bikes and camping kit into the van and drove across the bridge. A brief stop in Waitrose meant that we would eat well for Clare’s birthday celebrations.… Read more