Note – 2024-09-25 07:17
@[email protected] for me scrambling is the best. Having to always decide if/when to bring a security rope out means it fully occupies the mind. I love it
Tag: mountaineering
Note – 2024-09-25 06:08
1/2 A day scrambling on the wonderful peak of Peñon de la Mata north of Granada. The summit is surrounded by cliffs with only one hiking route to the top. Lots of possibilities for exploration. I love...
Note – 2024-09-15 08:20
@[email protected] good morning. That's a good idea. I have rock climbed many years ago in the Costa Blanca but never done VF. Thanks for the suggestion, especially Jalon valley. I will look...
Note – 2024-09-15 07:03
Bit sad this morning as we have decided to cancel next weeks Via Ferrata trip to the Italian Dolomites. So many reports from people about the bad weather and early season snow. Freezing my butt off an...
Note – 2024-09-05 20:05
@andrewbriscoe that looks like an amazing scramble. Scrambling is so interesting as it forms that grey area between hiking and rock climbing. Risk assessment, when to use a rope or take safeguards or...
Note – 2024-09-05 16:18
@TimKStanton this area is just a few kilometers east of the highest mountain in the Iberian peninsular, Mulhacen 3482m. Thousands make their way to the summit but maybe only a handful pass by these la...
Note – 2024-08-27 20:04
@[email protected] it's much improved after many courses of antibiotics. Going for ultrasound scan soon as it still won't bend fully without pain. Might be a long job. Good news is that I can cli...
Note – 2024-08-27 15:16
Exciting news. I'm going back to the Dolomites for a week at the end of September as I feel there is some unfinished business. This time, instead of just trekking, we are aiming to do 6 high level Via...
Note – 2024-07-24 13:38
2/2 What a blast it has been. Apart from the dramatic scenery we have met some interesting people, stayed in incredible places & eaten great food. We are already thinking of coming back & using some r...
Note – 2024-07-12 19:40
@[email protected] I was once hired to take a Russian photographer to the top of a remote summit so he could film the Milky Way. In those days no Photo Pills, but I did think he might have checke...
Note – 2024-07-10 10:19
@[email protected] feels flimsy as anything but certified by UIAA. Really for ski mountaineering, easy alpine or via ferrata. Wouldn't use for serious rock climbing, although those days are long...
Note – 2024-07-10 08:34
@AdamBishop I have plenty of other harnesses that I can give you but I sort of feel quite attached to my old Black Diamond Couloir. We have traveled together quite a lot and have had many adventures....
Note – 2024-07-10 08:11
Just taken delivery of a new lightweight harness in preparation for the Dolomites. Replacing my Black Diamond Couloir harness (240 grams) with a Camp Alp Race (68 grams)! Said to be the lightest harne...
Note – 2024-06-13 05:05
@Snoweider I have some wonderful memories of Arran but the best ones are reserved for the traverse of the superb A'Chir ridge. In my opinion as good as most things on Skye. Did you do that as well?
Note – 2024-06-10 16:36
@TimKStanton That looks really difficult and way above the scrambling grades
Note – 2024-06-07 13:05
I've upgraded our Petzl Via Ferrata lanyards in preparation for our forthcoming July trip to the Dolomites. These "Scorpio Vertigos" weigh only 380 each (+ pully) so are quite a weight saving on the p...
Note – 2024-05-31 07:21
Did the very entertaining Via Ferrata at Castala yesterday with Dexter and Felipe. Ladders, walkways, balance bar, Tyrolean traverses, wire bridges, pendulums. Also 2 abseils - 18m and 30m. Lots of fu...
Note – 2024-05-21 05:42
@[email protected] the main difficulty for the film crew was getting into position on the route whilst carrying the heavy cameras. We used climbing slings to attach to harnesses/bodies and assist...
Note – 2024-05-21 05:31
@[email protected] we met the producer and the fixer a few days earlier on location. In fact we took him on a run through. Producer returned with the lead cameraman a day later to chat about film...