Monday 28 September 2009

Alps Trip


Last week saw me and a friend of mine - Rob Johnson - in the Alps, forecasts for the week and reports of thin conditions ( with lots of serac and rockfall reported ) had us a bit concerned, however, despite our arrival day being showery and overcast, the rest of the week was superb with blue skies and brilliant sunshine - allowing us to tick off a few routes - Cosmiques Arete on Aig. de Midi , the Chere Coulloir and Contamine / Grisolle route on Mte Blanc de Tacul. With a two day adventure to the Tete Blanche , with the crevasses on the Glce. De Tour giving us a lot of stress - due to a combination of the thin conditions and my complacency in the early hours !!

Headaches, handshakes, aching calf-muscles and lots of fantastic photos !!

Monday 7 September 2009

Outdoor Courses

"Outdoor" and "Learn to Lead" courses have been busy this month - making the most of the late summer weather - my camera has been playing up , so apologies to everyone I promised snaps to, I hope your photos's came out better !
Thanks to Andy, Jane, Chris, Rachel, Tim, Alex, Craig, Paul, SJ, Mike, Steve, Bryn, Lucy and Hayley for some entertaining climbing days - a few 1st leads, some challenging climbing and hopefully some good memories of the Wye Valley - probably better than my photo's anyway !