• From BMC 2017 AGM

  • From Costa Blanca '16/'17

  • From Autumn Staycation

  • From Another Dry Lakeland Bank Holiday

  • From Amazing Lakeland Bank Holiday Weather

  • From Springtime France

  • From Mini New Year Break in Chamonix

  • From A Chamonix Painting Expedition

  • From Autumnal Shepherds

Category: Rock Climbing

Climbing rock (aka Free Climbing).

Another Dry Lakeland Bank Holiday

After an amazing start to the summer weather in May and early June, July and August have been quite disappointing really. More wet, grey, and disappointing weather days than the proper summer sunshine we had hoped for. 🙁 However, despite that we’ve been out and about on the Lakeland crags a fair bit. 🙂 Then,

Mini New Year Break in Chamonix

The snow conditions were looking very poor in Chamonix with the endless sunshine in the Alps. The Atlantic frontal systems that should have been delivering frequent snow storms were being concentrated in to torrential rain over the north west of England. However, it still seemed like a better option than watching that endless rain in

A Chamonix Painting Expedition

Time to Work Last week Ian and I went to the French Alps to get a load of apartment maintenance work done. The lounge area got a complete floor-to-ceiling paint job (there was a nasty crack in the ceiling to repair too), and Ian’s kitchen area got a new worktop… Here’s a shot of the