And August had started so well too! I passed the last hurdle in my Army selection, the four-day Army Officer Selection Board, at the end of July. To celebrate i fell off my bike and separated my shoulder. Prognosis –…
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Knights of Drunkeness
North Wales for a jolly…..
As far as trad climbing goes North Wales is the land of milk and honey. What better venue then for perhaps the greatest single gathering of rock stars on the face of the planet. Friends from far and wide hitched,…
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The English Lake District…what ho!!
Went to the Lakes. It was fucking roasting! Nearly died from heat-induced death stuff. Therefore the ticklist is somewhat shoddy. 2 routes in 5 days anybody?? Just could not be arsed.
Went to a party with this man on the…
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KMFF….or whatever they’re calling themselves now
Went up to the Lakes the other weekend for the Nth Annual Kendal Mountain Film Festival. A chance to mingle with the best in the business both in climbing and film-making and catch up with mates from about the Kingdom.…
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Cowboy’s Wedding
Was up in the Lakes over the weekend weren’t i? The Cowboy and Helen were getting married up in Langdale and had requested my presence. Congratualtions guys!!! I obliged and thus am able to give an accurate account (minus booze…
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Mallorca-ca-ca-ca-ca
Went to Mallorca the other day. It’s alright. In case you don’t know i’m now trying out a new way of saying fan-frickin’-tastic and i’ve chosen ‘alright’ to express it. So yeah Mallorca DWS is ‘alright’. In fact, if possible,…
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Squamish, B.C.
I nearly made it a year without giving Squamish a healthy ‘big-up’ but since the mention i made in the Siurana post about the granite bouldering capital of the world i felt i needed to air my views on the…
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Sunny Siurana
I’ve just got back from 10 days clipping bolts in Siurana, Spain and it was bloody ace!! By far the best roc-trip i reckon i’ve been on, pipping the previous best (Squamish) to the post by a distance, which i…
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