Early afternoon storms forced us down early today from up on the ridge of the Col Rosa. It’s a cool little isolated peak just north of Cortina and our campsite. It was a really steep climb up the east side of the peak (and there’s an impressive via Ferrata on the south face). It was… Read more

The classic walk of the Dolomites today! A grand circuit walk around the majestic three peaks. Absolutely stunning scenery in every direction and thankfully not enough snow to give us any problems. There were a few rumbles of thunder in the distance though, that kept us moving over the last kilometre!  All safely back at… Read more

After a crazy couple of days travelling across Europe and some serious sleep deprivation, I woke this morning to be greeted with this view from the door of my tent. The journey had been worth it at least! I’m leading a weeks trekking course, so to start off we went for some acclimatisation around the… Read more

Sometimes you don’t need to be on a mountain top to appreciate a good view. Travelling on the A14 to Stansted Airport, we stopped to admire this great sunset! Read more

Not normally one for soloing, but couldn’t resist stopping off at Tryfan Bach on the way to a conference today. No one was about. The slab was bathed in warm sunlight with a light breeze. It actually felt like summer. Perfect conditions. Was amazing climbing in T-Shirt weather and the slab is well endowed with… Read more

Nice day to be mucking about in boats. And in short sleeves for a change! Read more