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

The South Ridge of the Pène Sarrière is a real knife edge affair. A stunning fin of rock up on the hillside above the ski area of Gourettes. Despite its outrageously exposed faces, the climbing on the ridge is actually quite amenable. In fact, the Guidebook suggests that one should not rush and savour the… Read more

A gloomy morning of drizzle greeted us today and the clouds hung low. We had a feeling that we might be able to get higher than them, so rather than waiting at camp for things to brighten up, we drove back up to the car park at the end of the road at Pont d’Espagne.… Read more