Having been living in the Czech Republic for almost a year now, it seems a shame that I haven’t yet discovered what the country has to offer in terms of climbing, so when I was invited to join the RHM’s annual summer meet in Slovakia, I jumped at the chance. Continue reading “Slovakia – Maninska Uzina by Sarah Mead”
Dalle de l’Amone – Sally Toll
Yet another beautiful sunny day in the Chamonix valley so plans to conquer climb 7 in ‘100 Classic Chamonix Climbs’ was on the agenda; the Amone slab, Switzerland (TD). As we approached the little hamlet of L’Amone the 450m slab stood out clearly with a smooth light grey chute running down its centre, which was our route up. Continue reading “Dalle de l’Amone – Sally Toll”
The Magic of Fontainbleau – Paul Highams
Here’s a question for you: Why do so many climbers including many whose fame has taken them all over the world, say Fontainbleau is their favourite place to climb?
I thought I’d share with you my experiences from font and the joys of bouldering and see if there is interest for a club trip to font in the future. Continue reading “The Magic of Fontainbleau – Paul Highams”
Small splinter group that went to Kalymnos – Sue Paddon
Having heard such rave reviews about Kalymnos and then seeing the excellent slide show about it my friend Kendra and I decided to make a flying visit there. We arrived late on Saturday and had to leave early Wednesday so only 3 whole days, but really worth the effort! Continue reading “Small splinter group that went to Kalymnos – Sue Paddon”
Careful Malcolm – by Dan Brown
All plans need a good back up and looking at the weather forecast, it looked like we were going to need one.
Scotland was going to be blasted by high wind and rain for at least four days, so the chance of doing Aonach Eagach was as slim as finding it fun. So we talked of Pembroke, and the south west, but eventually settled on France. We booked the ferry and pointed the front end of Malcolms car towards Burgundy. Continue reading “Careful Malcolm – by Dan Brown”