Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
The day began with my opening the curtains and seeing the sunny weather had not yet been replaced by the forecast snow and a text message "What you doin' today? Wanna go climbing?" to Ian. The day ended with the forecast snow (and winter temperatures) driving us away from our chosen crag...
When I saw the opportunity on the BMC site for the South African Mountain Club's international climbing meet it was too great an opportunity to miss...
The CC sponsored the film competition at the Llanberis Mountain Film Festival (LLAMFF) this year...
Saturday evening was the CC AGM, preceded by a showing of Leo Dickinson’s re-edited Towers of Paine film, and followed by dinner at the Lee Wood Hotel, Buxton.
At all costs do not fall off when rock climbing! Well, this is certainly true when your protection is not going to hold a fall, as it isn't really the falling off, or the falling that must be avoided. It's the landing!
While visiting my Mum in Worcester we managed to get out in the amazing winter sunshine to enjoy the Sculpture Trail at the Forest of Dean...
This little critter had got into the house somehow and was happily munching on our store of bird food before we caught it and then released it some distance from the house...
Today's sports plan was to ski into the Gausta area...
We met up with Terry & Bernie again today to descend the upper gorge at Rjukan. Terry & Bernie were off to do Rjukanfossen, a classic WI4, while Laetitia & I nipped in front of the five strong team of Cockermouth Mountain rescue to rush up Verdens Ende (WI5)...
