As some of you know, over the last year, I’ve been testing various items of Outdoor Equipment from British Outdoor Firm ‘Rab’ as part of their partnership with the Association of Mountaineering Instuctors (AMI).  Today they released a new video that features a few fellow instructors. Having used a good range of their waterproofs, down Read more

We tried in vain to find a path up to the sector called ‘Formigaz’ this morning up al Cavallers.  Like a few of the places in the Pyrenees, I don’t think many climbers are visiting certain areas. However, there are plenty of cliffs at Cavallers that are easy to get to, so we changed plans Read more

Back on the rock again today and despite the rest, we were still pretty achy to start with. The Val de Boí is home to the granite cliffs of Cavallers. In one direction is a wide open valley… …and in the other, there’s an enormous dam! It actually felt a bit spooky walking underneath it. Read more

After our recent adventures in the mountains, we needed a bit of time to rest and recover. We’ve stayed a couple of nights in the town of Sabiñánigo (for no other reason than there was a cheap hotel there!). Using it as a base, we went up for a gentle look around the town of Read more

It was cold during the night. The thermometer read 5°C when I woke, which was just under the ‘recommended comfort zone’ of my sleeping bag – I agreed! We watched as the sun tracked across the cliff towards us. I reached over and got the stove purring for a morning brew while we waited. The Read more

As well as being lucky enough to know some good friends in good places, we also have a good network of friends who go to exciting places – and usually places that are off the beaten track. Our friend Alex had given us a tip off about a good peak to climb, having been mountaineering Read more