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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
Aug 11, 20236 min read
Take a lofty plunge
A wild swim high on the Fiz. A remote, intriguing hut-to-hut hike. Oh! And the flowers... Lac d'Anterne, the ramparts of the Fiz behind A...
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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
May 21, 20223 min read
The strange case of the disappearing beach
Nanjizal and the Song of the Sea... The sands shift around our coasts. Shapes on our beaches can change from one tide to the next. The...
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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
Feb 2, 20216 min read
Roraima
I was thinking about how when I was 19 years old I hiked with my brother to the edge of Venezuela's Gran Sabana and climbed Mount...
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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
May 14, 20205 min read
Terriers on the roof of the world
This fellow is 5,600m up on the Khardong pass in Ladakh. He is seated on a dzo. It is about 1925. What draws him here? "The sight of...
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Simon
Feb 27, 20202 min read
Black Sail
Once more, we did the February meet at the Black Sail YHA hut. If you read on you will find a cautionary tale about what not to do in the...
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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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