For the second time in as many years, I’ve been published in print! This time, it’s not a book of my own, but I am a contributor to an academic book which explores different ideas about how students can encounter ‘Place’ in education. As part of my work as Head of Outdoor Education, I helped… Read more

These past few days have seen us travel across Europe and up and down the UK – I didn’t keep track of the miles we covered, but it’s been a lot! Late on Thursday afternoon we watched the view of Athens and the Greek coastline get replaced with snow covered alpine mountains. Out of Manchester… Read more

Christmas climbs of 2023 and New Year 2024… Dornröschen: 25/12/23 – O Nanos, 5a Peace Rock: 25/12/23 – Everything, 6b*** – Nothing, 6a Theos Pillar: 26/12/23 – Moby, 5c* Piccolo Moro: 27/12/23 – Pathfinder, 5c – Max, 6a – Sim, 5c – Ziggi Stardust, 6a Mad Wall: 27/12/23 – Don’t Panic, 6b*** – Vlaka Tony,… Read more

Well our time here is Greece is starting to draw to an end, which on one hand is a shame, but on the other, does mean that we can both give our hands and feet a rest! While our brains still have the psyche for climbing more routes, our sore fingers and tired arms are… Read more

After all the slow paced relaxation that saw out 2023, we seem to have packed a lot into the first day of 2024! An alarm was required to get us up and out into the cool of the new year’s morning as we hiked up to the main cliff above town. As we neared the… Read more

And what a year it was. Here are a few of my favourite memories and moments. January February March April May June July August September October November December Read more