There’s been a tantalising dusting of snow across North Wales over the weekend and temperatures have been very low, which peaked my winter climbing curiosity! With a clear(ish) day of weather forecast, we decided to postpone our planned day of rest and go and see what winter conditions prevailed. When the alarm went off, I… Read more

After the warm rock of Greece, things felt a bit more tame climbing indoors this week. It was far too cold/damp to be trying to climb outside though! As well as a social trip to the wall, I’ve also spent a day with some keen students. We got warmed up on the crazy climb which… Read more

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