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Sharing 2012 adventure memories
23 November 2024
Over the last few days I've been sharing some details of a 2012 solo trek to Northern Sweden. Starting from Abisko in the arctic circle, (68°21'N), I followed the Kungsleden south over 11 days, covering approximately 100km through:• Abisko ' Nissunjåkka (4km) Abiskojaure ' Unna Allakas'° Alesjaure (via snow pass)» Tjäktja ' Nallostugan² Return via […]

Throwback to taking my dad caving
15 May 2022
Throwback to taking my dad Caving. He thought there'd be more crawling… Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Throwback to the summer of camping
8 May 2022
Throwback to the summer of camping, climbing and recovering in the river with a beer. Rake End Chimney (Diff, ***). Not Recommended. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Throwback to a fantastic Climbing Clan day
15 June 2021
Throwback to a fantastic Climbing Clan weekend away in the Lake District a few weekends ago. Thanks to Aaron, Luca, Pete, Ryan, Hattie, Bernard, Hazel, Kimberley, Miguel, Ashleigh, Matt, Periklis, Lorena, Agus and Rebecca for making it such a warm weekend to remember! Bernard should take a great deal of credit for organising it all, […]

Throwback to a particularly memorable trip
30 May 2021
Throwback to a particularly memorable mine exploring through trip with Kirsty and Anna a few weeks ago. Christmas came early and we found cave pearls' Do not lick the insitu ropes•We found the stemple highway of the caving crew choirWe found the through tripªWe found the shaft to the concrete bungKirsty remembered her SRT and […]

Throwback to a Saturday at The Roaches
30 May 2021
Throwback to a Saturday at The Roaches climbing with Vanessa, Mark and Antonio. Vanessa and I went on a big wall adventure on Pedestal Route HVD. A quality repeat for me and Vanessa's first multipitch. Antonio and Mark picked off various top 50 Severe and below multipitches, giving Antonio his first experience doing trad multipitch […]

Throwback to when Rebecca and I climbed
17 May 2021
Throwback a few weeks ago to when Rebecca, Kellie and Noah came for dinner. Rebecca was one of the first people to join the Climbing Clan when it first started – and subsequently dragged Kellie along and introduced a whole group of key people to the Clan. It's been far too long since we saw […]

Throwback to when the Caving Crew began
15 May 2021
Throwback to when the Caving Crew boyos stopped by for a post-caving tea drinking sesh, Mary-Poppins style! ' •Snap back to realityµ Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Throwback to a fun Climbing Clan Thursday
4 May 2021
Throwback to a fun Climbing Clan Thursday evening at Windgather rocks. Matt, Mark, me and Sarah climbed a number Diffs, HVDs and in the fading light, Matt shot up Mississippi Crack (S). It may not have been the hardest sends, but it was an evening of great conversation and people pushing themselves out of their […]

Throwback to the windiest blowiest airiest
27 April 2021
Throwback to the windiest, blowiest, airiest Climbing Clan of 2021 so far. The Climbing Clan has resumed climbing, but to reduce the impact on one crag, reduce travel and reduce covid risks, we travel to crags near us to climb in groups of 6 or fewer. This particular evening I was at Castle Naze, reintroducing […]

Throwback to when Antonio and I walked
14 April 2021
Through back to when Antonio and me walked Over The Moors to look at potential local climbing crags near Glossop. Yellowslacks: promising but missing belay stakesBlackshaw quarry: not for us thanksSecret quarry: not the worst in the world.Bottoms quarry: lots and lots of brambles Now we just have to climb at one of them! Originally […]

Throwback to snowy roads and frozen lives
5 April 2021
Throwback to snowy roads and frozen lives Originally posted on this post on Instagram
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