Well, it’s been a busy week with some distance traveled, new sights seen and experiences had but in a different kind of location than normal. I’ve been well out of the mountains and wilderness and deep in the heart of some urban environments. So many different parts. In a somewhat random turn of events, Clare and I Read more

What a treat it was to wake up to such a view! In an alpine style, we were forced out of the tent before 8:00am as the heat from the sun was intense inside. Sitting in the warm morning air, looking out to sea, we ate breakfast and speculated how hot it might get. We Read more

Back on ‘the tour’ today after a brief ‘rest’ from the weather. Having initially planned to do a three or four-day continuous trip, we made a good decision to return to base and then drive back out to restart in the sunshine. This time with camping kit and my new solar panel on the back. Read more

No sooner had I arrived back at The Cottage and got unpacked from rock climbing, then it was time to re-pack into cycle mode and head to the Lleyn Peninsular for a cycle tour with Clare. Our original plan had been to spend four days touring around the coast, but with tomorrow’s weather forecast almost guarantying thunderstorms and Read more

Last day of the climbing expedition that I am leading today. The flight back to Manchester wasn’t until later, so there was still time to pack in plenty of climbing action. After getting the camp packed away we opted to go to the big slab area of Poltrana – where we had climbed on our Read more

It’s easy to see why Sport Climbing at Cala Fuili is so popular. The walk there takes only a matter of minutes and this is the view you get when you step out of the car! After working our way through a selection of the climbs at the sector below the access steps, we walked Read more