The Green Bridge of Wales! by Dave Linnett A visit to peerless Pembroke to climb on probably the most spectacular natural sea arch in the United Kingdom called the Green Bridge of Wales. Formed from carboniferous limestone over the centuries and a popular visitor attraction this short HD video features the indigenous flora and […]
A Trip to Thailand
A Trip to Thailand by Rob Morgan With darkness and cold setting in, I’ve been reminiscing about warmer times.. Back in August, Win and I went on holiday to Thailand, where we sampled the popular climbing destination of Krabi. We’d never climbed abroad before, so it seemed a fairly exotic location for our first […]
It’s Grim up North
It’s Grim up North A moderately successful trip to Arctic Norway by Dave Beynon The Fort William of the North “You have taken me to Fort William!” accused J.P. I checked the map. We were about 5km from Tromsø, several hundred km north of the Arctic circle and heading roughly south on the E8. […]
Lundy 2015
Since joining the club the annual trip to Lundy has become a bit of an obsession of mine, there is just something about the isolation, commitment and fantastic rock that I just can’t get enough of. Somehow an entire year has passed since last years fantastic trip where we were blessed with wall to wall […]
Salbitschijen – South Ridge
A visit to the premier alpine rock destination of the Salbitschijen 2981m, near Göschenen in Central Switzerland to climb the super-classic 16 pitch 550M South Ridge. The Sudgrat is often described as one of the best and most beautiful climbs of its type and grade in the whole of the Alps so here is a […]
Two weeks in the Swiss Alps
After numerous changes of plan thanks to the conditions and a very last minute change of partner, I was finally in Bristol airport waiting for my plane to take me to the alps. After a very delayed flight and a missed coach I finally made it to the beautiful Italian town of Aosta where I […]
July North Wales Trip
The July North Wales trip turned out to be ‘not too shabby’ a weekend. A number of us arrived at the Nant Peris campsite throughout Friday evening, namely, Dave, Dave, Dan, Debbie, Paul, Emma, Chris and I, whilst Becky, Al, Jason and Sarah, who had turned up a day early resided at the Climbers Club […]
Thermal Flying – An Eagle’s eye view of Wintour’s Leap
A North to South aerial tour of Wintour’s Leap, the gem of the Wye Valley with it’s spectacular setting, superb limestone, outrageous overhangs and classic climbs for all grades. Filmed in July 2015 by Arnie the Drone late in the day to try and capture the elusive evening light and featuring the North Wall, Great […]
In praise of mis-spent youth
“You a hustler, boy?” Dan was showing a suspiciously deep knowledge of the rules of pool, about which he only demurred: “I’ve just worked in a lot of pubs.” But when he finally hit the table, he cleaned up. Omar and I, “The Wind-gatherers,” had been blazing the baize since the first round of our […]