Having unexpectedly lost a week, I’m not quite ready or in physical shape to get back in the mountains, but I’ve been building up strength slowly in the office – and especially thanks to my new coffee cup! I’ve been gifted this mug that has a climbing wall hold bolted on the side instead of… Read more

Having successfully navigated our way from the west coast of America, across the Atlantic back to Wales, and embarked on the start of a week of glorious Welsh adventures, things came to a sudden and somewhat violent halt just over 24 hours later on Wednesday night. To be honest, I can’t really remember much of… Read more

Back on the move again!… Anna took us to the airport, where we were allowed to check in at the Business Class desk (but sadly that was as far as the upgrades went!). The night and day have rolled into one continuous movement across the planet. We managed to get a bit of sleep over… Read more

What a fantastic way to celebrate my 25th Brain Day Anniversary! A quarter of a century since having part of my brain removed! (Well, at least the unwanted brain tumour part). How time flies. To celebrate we took the ferry ride over to Seattle to see the museum of modern culture’s rock and roll interactive… Read more

Our final day in Smith Rock State Park was another joyous one, full of classic climbs, perfect weather and incredible views. After packing up and saying farewell to our wonderful Oregon home, we drove the 5 minutes to the parking lot and enjoyed the final walk into the park. Although we both like a good… Read more

A contender for one of the coolest towns around, we took a day off the rock and went to check out the nearby town of Bend after a relaxing leisurely start to the day… Plenty of shops and cafes to browse to start us off.. And a short stroll from ‘downtown’ and you’re by a… Read more