My body clock told me I should be climbing ice but, for one reason or another, here we were at Calpe with Ernie, half the FRCC and Terry Gifford not too far away.
New Years Eve bolt clipping on Toix Placca. Well, could be worse π
Sunset from the Toix looking south down Costa Blanca
New Years Day and walking under the Puig Campana in hot sunshine towards, but not as far as….
……the picturesque mountain village of Sella.
Terry Gifford tops out on the wonderful, long mountain-route, Via Gene (5), on Cabezon de Oro, just north of Alicante.
…….and thankfully leads us to the abseil niche π
Our good buddy, Ernie, now lives in Calpe and is very happy indeed, as this picture shows (even though we had waited a long time for our fish & chips on Foxe’s fish & chip night) :angry:
Looks fantastic Terry
Wish we could have joined you! Maybe next year. You missed some typical British weather here though π
Fantastic blue skies – I’d forgotten what they looked like.
And hello to Ernie – looking well.
Yes, quite envious, I really feel like going back to calpe IMMEDIATELY!
Nice to see Ernie.
Alright la Ernie, the lack of werk is obviously doin’ ya good!
PS. Climbing in the sun looks good too!
Good call, Terry, we nearly drowned in Langdale. Ernie taught you to linedance yet?!
All rite der Pete, La? π
No, Ern’s given up linedancing now. He’s learning Spanish at night school and running 8 miles a day, often up and down the Pennon π
It was really such a fun break π I felt guilty about not seeking out somewhere ‘cold’ but, in the event, had a really good time, especially teaming up with Terry Gifford, which I arranged last minute. He’s always full of good ideas and that route on Cabenzo de Oro is really spectacular, I think better than Esperon Sur Central and a twaddle harder perhaps. Yet relatively unknown π‘ :star:
The Costa Blanca is such an awesome place for this type of thing. My mates and I rent a Costa Blanca apartment every year and just really go for it and have a great adventure!
Hi Terry,
Would be interested in possibly using 2 of your images for a mountain magazine. Please contact me directly for details.
Rgds,
Eoin.