From Summer in Les Contamines ... week 1
From Antarctic Demolition
From Antarctic Painting - Year 3
From Last Day of Cragging at Gaillands
From Slabs and cake at Les Cheserys

Author: Ian

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Summer in Les Contamines … week 1

Friday, 22nd August 2014

The first week of our holiday in Les Contamines

Buttermere Shepherds Meet Race

Sunday, 27th October 2013

This weekend was scheduled to be the Buttermere Shepherds Meet and Show. Disappointingly, due to an over zealous poor forecast which was wildly inaccurate, the show was cancelled

Fairfield Horseshoe and Latrigg

Thursday, 16th May 2013

Someone from Staveley once told me that there was no point going abroad in May, as it was the best time to climb in the Lakes. Well, that was a few years ago, and climate change has since been introduced by the government.

Fairfield Horseshoe Recce

Monday, 6th May 2013

With the Fairfield Horseshoe Race next Saturday, Anna and I decided that it would be a good day to recce the route.

Coniston Fell Race

Saturday, 4th May 2013

Being a glutton for punishment, Anna decided that today she would enter the Coniston Fell race

Antarctic Demolition

Tuesday, 25th December 2012

As ever the start of the Halley season started with the long journey from London to Cape Town and then the flights to Antarctica. We boarded the usual Russian Ilyshun which lands on an ice runway and then did the 5 hour flight from Novo to Halley in a Basler aircraft.

Antarctic Painting – Year 3

Wednesday, 14th November 2012

Well, it’s almost time to head south again for another 5 months of painting, demolition and digging snow.

Last Day of Cragging at Gaillands

Tuesday, 4th September 2012

The morning dawned misty in the valley, so after a late breakfast of pain au chocolat and coffee in town we had a late start for a short midday session at Les Gaillands. The crag was deserted, as the holiday period was over, or was it because only English climb in the heat of the …

Slabs and cake at Les Cheserys

Thursday, 30th August 2012

With the promise of an afternoon thunderstorm and aching, ageing limbs, I was pleased that we had decided to head for the relatively close Les Cheserys up at the Col des Montets.

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