If I had to describe the Portland trip it would be muddy but fun. We headed down to the Portland bunkhouse with high hopes and a mixed weather forecast. With rain coming in early afternoon on the first day we got up and out to Blacknor Beach. We started off on Fallen Slab, which had […]
Cover image: Kevser leading a grade 5 at Akyarlar. (Trip report courtesy of Jan Morris) The best sports climbing venue in Europe (if you climb 6c+)? After a 5 hour flight from Bristol we flew into Antalya airport. The rock in this area is extensive, well bolted (but not closely bolted) and the crags have […]
Authors Jan and Phil Morris. Leonidio is a small Greek town (pop 4000 ish) surrounded by market gardens and close to numerous beaches. In summer the area is popular for sailing but in winter it is visited by climbers. There are numerous crags within walking distance and within easy driving distance. We were climbing there […]
If, like me, you are a person for which many a climbing trip has involved trudging up a hill in the driving rain then read on my friend, you are doing it wrong. Kalymnos gained fame for rock climbing in 1996 after it was discovered by an Italian couple. Prior to this the main source […]