Why was I looking a little rough? Well, the previous evening a bunch of us had gone out for dinner in the Pheasant Inn in Keswick to celebrate Richard's birthday...
My sister, Saskia, and her husband Nick had booked to go to Chamonix for a long weekend, so we decided to grate-crash their party and join in the fun...
Shortly after Terry and John Hollands met the Hungarian team on one of their favourite playgrounds in Croatia, the opportunity came to join their meet in Ailefroide...
Saturday's weather was just about what we've come to expect in the North West this past two months, wet! Not since April has there been any meaningful nice weather. The result is that I've been getting weaker and weaker, to the point that last weekend I struggled on a F6a+. The ultimate price had to be paid...
