George Cave

One night in Switzerland

A truly epic micro-adventure. Is it possible to leave the UK one morning, spend the night in the Monte Rosa hut, and return the following evening back to the UK? Yes, it seems!

Swimming in the Brecons

Another baking British summer day, so what better to cool off than walk upstream from Pontneddfechan and cool off diving from the top of the waterfalls into the plunge pools beneath.

Microadventure, with wine

In true Alastair Humphreys style we left work, went to the climbing wall for a bit, nipped home to grab three bottles of wine then headed to the hills of Burton Dassett. Seemingly the only high point in the whole of Warwickshire, we trudged up the 45m walk from the car park to bivy site and settled in for the night.

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Dufourspitze

With a relatively early 2:45am start, we made good time up the glaciers and rock finish to the summit of Dufourspitze (4634m) in around 7 hours. The descent route was much more exciting with some soloing of fixed ropes over the top of the Spanish and a few monster crevasses to contend with.

Via Ferrata - Zermatt

For some, its a high intensity sport in its own right. For climbers, via ferrata feels more like a relaxing day off. The route on the cliffs above Zermatt is steep and exciting and with the threat of rain fast approaching we raced around the relatively strenuous course .

Castor and Pollox from Rossi and Volante Bivy

Spending two nights in the Rossi and Volante Bivouac, we summited Castor and Pollox in a day via the normal routes as a part of our acclimatization. My head was feeling pretty rough after the first ascent to the hut, so we slept it out for a night and then beat the rush to top out on Castor before the queues arrived from the Italian hut below.