Well what a difference a day makes… No Costa Blanca sunshine today! It’s been a wet Welsh day of working in the woods at the Colwyn Bay Forest School. It was, however, the kind of day where at least everyone was kept active as it was the only way to stay warm! We were rather… Read more

There was actually a thick sea mist when we woke up this morning; we could bearly see the ground from our elevated position. But by the time we’d fixed a brew, the sun had burst through in spectacular style and we were treated one last time to this amazing view. It should have been a… Read more

Last day of sunny bolt clipping for a while, so decided to make the most of it. Couldn’t resist going back to Sax, but also managed a bonus visit to the excellent crags of Murin as well.    The weather was the best yet, so we had to pop down to the beach before heading… Read more

  Went on a little adventure inland today to the amazing cliffs near Sax. This is one of the reasons to travel to these continental sport climbing areas – for fantastic climbing on large, smooth sweeps of limestone, covered in tiny pockets, holds and plenty of bolts. Oh, and bathed in plenty of winter sunshine! … Read more

Thought we’d have a change of scene today and go for a bike ride! And why not – the apartment that we are staying in has some bikes that we can borrow and outside the house is 12km of perfectly flat beachside cycling. It seemed rude not to. But not straight away of course! Best… Read more

The crags of Sierra de Toix were one of the first areas to be bolted for ‘sport climbing’ back in the 1980s, so we thought we should pay them a visit. The routes are good, but some of the bolts are now showing their age so be careful! The day actually started with a little… Read more