Back in the summer I met up with a super cool dude called Andrew for a filmed ascent of the North Pembrokeshire classic Armorican. "Bald eagle's" Dave Linnett and Emma Cave were there to capture the moment in HD. Good job Andrew on the climb and Dave/Emma for filming/editing. Happy Christmas everyone!
My latest wee video about friend and fellow Climbers Club member Andrew Walker. Andrew had a very serious, life changing accident about 10 years ago and this is his attempt to climb the 3* VS super-classic Armorican at the delightful and photogenic Craig Caerfai near St Davids in North Pembroke!
Boy, it's been great weather for ages! The wet winter seems a distant memory and the crags have been in quality condition. This has been brilliant as work on the sea cliffs has been coming in thick and fast. A good mix of Army courses, Climb Pembroke work and a fair amount of personal climbing and exploration (some new route successes failures) has left me feeling pretty sun baked - good job for factor 50 P20... Here's a selection of shots from some recent day's out in early May.
The Pembrokeshire sea cliffs continue to deliver, with a busy week of adventure. I've had the pleasure of taking Tom (an outdoor sport climber) to St. Govan's for his first taste of trad climbing. An old friend Jemma came out with me to do the (possibly) first ascent of the excellent "Rhino Ridge" at Barrafundle, via a cool sea level traverse in from the beach. There has been family rock climbing sessions, as well as a three guided multi pitch tips to Range East. There has been a mix of weather from almost too hot, to almost too wet, but the climbing has always prevailed! Great to have met you all and to have got out on some cool adventures!
The summer season is upon us and its been a busy time since the last blog post. There's been an influx of family groups which is nice and the weather has generally been pretty good - between some not so great weather, either way, there's been plenty of adventures all over Pembrokeshire! Here's some of the shots from recent outings...
On Saturday I met up with a family from Bristol (the city I used to live) and took their two sons Tom and Charlie for a taste of what real rock climbing is all about. They are both keen indoor climbers but hadn't climbed outside before and I wanted to give them a day that would get them fired up. They seemed to love it, so hopefully it worked - Well done guys!
Yesterday I was back out in South Pembs with my old boss from Undercover Rock in Bristol and we hit Bosherston Head for a cool three pitch route and then Guy led the classic Riders On The Storm traverse at Stennis Head. We had time for another route but instead we lounged around in the sun chatting, before I had the inspired idea of going the the St. Govan's Inn beer garden for a pint in the afternoon sun.
Today It was out with Sarah-Jane and Flow, for a quickish hit on Mother Carey's. SJ led Crithmum (not a sparkling route) and then I jumped on Herod. Out guiding again tomorrow.
