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Tag Archives: Climbing
El Camino Del Rey – Fancy a nice Sunday walk?
Amy found this video of the El Camino Del Rey via ferrata while trailing through the Internet. It looks quite a fun place to visit, although the authorities have classed it as “unsafe” after several people died on it. I guess that’d just make it even more enticing to people though… Continue reading
A ramble along the river
After last night’s torrential downpour we woke this morning to thick cloud covering the valley. The sun was doing its best to burn it off, but by 10am it was still there (and still is now) so rather than doing a high level walk, we chose to do a low one.
After spending half an hour watching people climbing on the rocks just down the road, we ambled along the forest paths towards Les Houches, a village at the start of the Chamonix valley. The walk was fairly sedate, mostly flat and went through the forest on the side of the valley, which caused my GPS some trouble, as can be seen from the track.
Today’s GPS log is, again, included after the break, and once again LJ users should click the title to see it correctly.… Continue reading
Ruddy Gill
Today was exceptionally hot – the kind of day where even the slightest physical effort results in overheating and the desire to go and sleep under a shady tree. Also the kind of day where scrambling around in a river sounds inviting.
The ghyll this time was “Ruddy Gill”, at the far end of Borrowdale past Seathwaite towards Great End. Parking at the farm in Seathwaite is always a gamble as… Continue reading
Raven Crag Buttress
If you go down through Borrowdale towards Seatoller there is a small valley that leads to the foot of Glaramara. At the end of this valley is a large crag known as “Raven Crag Buttress”. On it are several excellent climbs. These climbs are true multipitch routes that wind their way up almost 200m up the side of Glaramara.
Last year me and Paul went and climbed Corvus (Link to it)… Continue reading
Sandbed Gill
The valley of St Johns in the Vale winds it way along the bottom of a very steep valley linking Thirlmere and the road to Penrith together. Part way down this in the insanely steep hillside is a huge gorge carved from the rock. This is Sandbed Gill. It’s a huge ‘v’ shaped cleft in the hillside as if someone has swung an axe into the ground. So, given it’s… Continue reading