George Cave

Lower Cathedral

A warm-up to a week in Yosemite, grovelling up some 5.10 single pitch routes at the base of Lower Cathedral Rock.

Stanage Popular and Hen Cloud

It's been a good weather weekend with Steve in the Peak District. We aimed to tick four classic rock routes at Stanage and Hen Cloud, which we achieved with plenty of time to spare, so squeezed in a couple more including the excellent gritstone climbs of Mississippi Buttress Direct and Robin Hood's Cave Innominate.

Avon Gorge Microadventure

This was a micro adventure we had thought about doing for a long time. An evening climb to Lunchtime Ledge, dinner and wine, followed by a morning ascent to the top and return to work. Erinna and I were joined by Liv and Owen, our friends the microadventure pros.

Day out to Shorn Cliff

A subdued day of climbing at Shorn Cliff after the recent sad news. I joined Steve "no worries chicken curry" Gibbs and friends for only my second ever visit to the cliff and managed to squeeze four great routes into a morning of climbing.

Midweek in the Gorge

The days are getting shorter, but there are still a good few hours after work to make the most of the gorge. Owen and I popped down to Main Area for a trip up Clarion and Aftermath, two more classic Avon VS routes I'd never done before.

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Festvågveggen

Our final day on the islands, so I took it easy after a smashing week of Norwegian granite and perfect weather. Ross, Will and Clay climbed Lundeklubben (The Puffin Club) while I had a nap, after which Clay and I followed Ross up Skiløperen, possibly the most impressive looking HVS line I've ever seen.