• From Wintry hike up Stony Cove Pike

  • From Last long training ride ... the Fred Whitton Challenge de Staveley

  • From Scorchio through the Trough of Bowland and on up Kingsdale and down Dentdale

  • From Cornish BMC International Meet

  • From Helm Crag Circuit

  • From Autumn Staycation

  • From Another Dry Lakeland Bank Holiday

  • From Management Training

  • From CC AGM Mountain Art Mural at Kendal Climbing Wall

Last long training ride … the Fred Whitton Challenge de Staveley

Monday, 3rd July 2017
The Etape du Tour is just around the corner. So with tapering of training efforts in mind to give legs every chance to fully recover the weekend saw the last big training effort, the Fred Whitton Challenge. The Fred Whitton is a circuit of the Lakes that takes in all of the major mountain passes …

Scorchio through the Trough of Bowland and on up Kingsdale and down Dentdale

Wednesday, 21st June 2017
Yesterday was super scorchio (hot). Apparently it’s some kind of record (since 1976) for the number of days where temperatures have reached 30°C in England! So maybe it wasn’t the best day to go for a massive cycle ride? But training for l’Etape du Tour continues, and it may well be super hot in the …

Cornish BMC International Meet

Tuesday, 23rd May 2017
I just attended my fifth BMC International Meet, and my third in Cornwall based at the Climbers’ Club Count House hut. These meets are an amazing opportunity for over thirty climbers from all over the world to come to the UK to sample some of what makes our world class traditional climbing so special. Plus …

Another Dry Lakeland Bank Holiday

Wednesday, 31st August 2016
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, …