Calum Muskett, Tony Stone and I travelled to Torres del Paine, Patagonia, in December 2016. We had no luck with free climbing due to poor weather, but had a good time nonetheless.
Read MoreIn 2015, Tom and Uisdean Hawthorn spent a month climbing in the Canadian Rockies. The British culture - and transport - seemed bizarrely similar to Canada, but yet so different. It was like a supersize world. This article was written during some down time before going into the mountains, and about the bloody train which repeatedly woke us as we slept in the back of our rental van.
Read MoreThe fourth series of 'Lessons Learnt.' What to wear for summer alpine climbing. To single push, or not to single push?
Read MoreThe highlights of 2016, month by month. What a year it's been!
Read MoreThe third series of 'Lessons Learnt.' What to wear for winter alpine climbing.
Read MoreLessons learnt, 9 - 12. Talking the Talk, How to Fix a Jetboil, What are the Conditions, and more.
Read MoreThe first blog in my 'Lessons' series. This includes: How to avoid getting wet whilst climbing a sea stack; Scottish winter epics; and the local lingo.
Read MoreAfter Mt. Alberta we were bloody tired, and bloody hungry! We also made an attempt at the famous 'A-Strain' on Mt. Andromeda.
Read MoreClimbing the House/Anderson route on the north face of Mt. Alberta, Canadian Rockies, with Uisdean Hawthorn. The realisation of a two-year dream.
Read MoreI had luck on my side for a few weeks of trad climbing in North Wales. I enjoyed a few good routes which had been on my list for a long time: Skinhead Moonstomp (E6), Surgical Lust (E7) and Rare Lichen (E9).
Read MoreI won a writing competition and was given a weeks' climbing with Adam Ondra at Norway's Flatanger!
Read MoreAll the routes worth doing at E3, E4 and E5.
Read MoreTony Stone and Tom Livingstone made the second ascent of The Long Hope Route in June. It's bonkers, and there's bonxies!
Read MoreA cathartic blog post about a brilliant trip to Pembroke. Unfortunately, my attempts to headpoint a route didn't go so well.
Read MoreCaff wanted to repeat The Great Escape (E8 6c) so organised a DMM climbing trip to the Isle of Arran, Scotland. I wanted to be part of the team so tagged on too!
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