CLIMBS ETC

Transport yourself to the chestnut forests of Southern Tuscany, on the slopes and valleys around a long-silent volcano, Monte Amiata, not far from the old pilgrim's path to Rome, the Via Francigena. Walking in the woods you will come across oddly shaped boulders, remnants of volcanic rock spewed out in a former era. And if - like me - you can't resist a bit of climbing or, in this case, bouldering, you try out some of the boulders for size. The rock is rough, trachyte, eas

Cratcliffe Tor. Two sheer-sided prows and, on the deck above, a Zen garden of boulders.

Bosigran Ridge gives you spectacular climbing journey from the crashing sea to a succession of spiky places high above.

Throw in your crampons or spikes - you won't regret it

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...

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...

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...

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...

Don't miss the goodies on the lower shelf. Ffynnon Lloer. If you are staying at Idwal Cottage in the Ogwen Valley, your most obvious...

Swallow your pride. Begin again. Yes, well. Here's a place to get back into climbing after two years of lockdowns and other...

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...

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...

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...