Despite there being the threat of rain all day, we managed to climb non-stop at a sector called ‘Non-Stop’ all day! It’s a beautiful crag, perched high up above the sea, with brilliant views. We climbed every route on the crag, including a few more than once.  By late afternoon, as hands were wore out, Read more

Just for the adventure of it, we went climbing under cover of darkness this evening at Cala Fuili.  It had been overcast all day, but the moon appeared for a bit while we were climbing. Otherwise, the only light was that from our headtorches. It was all rather exciting really.  The whole day had been Read more

There’s been some mega ropework going on today as we decided to make a team ascent of ‘The Ridge’ above the village of Cala Gonone where we are staying. It’s the right hand side of the rock ‘amphitheater’ of Serendippo in the photo below. Multi-pitch climbing and scrambling in a pair requires quite a lot Read more

Having despatched a small team of students with fifteen euros and instructions to return with a nutritious breakfast, this is what they returned with!  To be fair, it was a delicious start to the day, but slightly sweeter than I’m used to. Shaking with sugar overload, we jittered our way up to a crag above Read more

I’ve been on the move again! This time I’ve flown south to run a student climbing expedition in Sardinia. We flew on Thursday from Manchester and had great views of the south coast of England before crossing the channel. We arrived late at night after driving (in an immaculate, one week old VW Transporter!) from Read more

Making the most of the light evenings, with a gentle stroll and a nice climb at Bus Stop Quarry.  Bus Stop Quarry: – Equinox VS (4c) Read more