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Simon
Nov 19, 20243 min read
A Giant Catamaran of Rocks
Cratcliffe Tor. Two sheer-sided prows and, on the deck above, a Zen garden of boulders.
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Simon
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Bosigran Ridge
Bosigran Ridge gives you spectacular climbing journey from the crashing sea to a succession of spiky places high above.
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Simon
Apr 23, 20244 min read
Throw in your crampons
Throw in your crampons or spikes - you won't regret it
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Simon
Aug 7, 20234 min read
To pull or not to pull?
That is the question... Climbing La Somone and La Directe Lachenal Not a bad view of Mont Blanc from the Brévent cable car It's an easy...
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Simon
Dec 1, 20224 min read
This is how we're going to have to climb from now on
A trip to the Aravis. A summer signpost to our future. No snow, no ice, no crampons. Just rock. No widening crevasses, no routes falling...
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Simon
Mar 9, 20223 min read
The Big Re-Start
Swallow your pride. Begin again. Yes, well. Here's a place to get back into climbing after two years of lockdowns and other...
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Simon
Dec 30, 20217 min read
Pumasillo
First climb of the Andean "Claw". One of the magnificent sights to enjoy on the Inca Trail is the summit of Pumasillo and the wide jumble...
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Simon
Mar 9, 20214 min read
Climbing rule one. Don't rush!
The Ramsbottom Variation. Heading out over Swirral Edge. Imagine, you have a chance to fit in a climb. You are at the end of a glorious...
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Simon
Jan 31, 20216 min read
Mont Blanc
An unrelenting trudge. Dozens of people in front and behind. Crunching through frozen snow in the dark. Your head-torch lights up patches...
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Simon
Jun 19, 20193 min read
Dent du Géant
To many practised rock aficionados the Southwest Face of the Dent is a bit of a cheat because the spectacular Burgener slabs have a line...
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Simon
Jun 18, 20191 min read
Aiguille d'Entrèves
This is a spectacular traverse which is around an hour's walk from the top of the lift, the Skyway Monte Bianco.You have to pull yourself...
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Simon
Feb 24, 20191 min read
Long Scar
Look at this for a late February day in the Lake District by Pike of Blisco and nearly 600m up. James and I are heading for Long Scar,...
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Simon
Aug 23, 20181 min read
Perched in Portland
On a day like this Portland is a tear-shaped gemstone set in azure and flanked by glorious coast: to the East a stretch of high chalk...
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Simon
May 26, 20171 min read
The Horns of Les Chéserys
The bouquetin was not pleased to see us and had a pretty low opinion of our performance on the beautiful slabs of Les Chéserys, a...
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