I tempted Helen out for some climbing today.  The criteria was:  not to long an approach, not a complicated approach (i.e. no cycling), a short route, an easy route, up and down in daylig.. view

Today was going to be a sociable day, where an easy gully might get done.  Dave, Andy, Chris and Richard opted to cycle up the track.  They allowed me a 10 minute starty.  I do even .. view

Words of the day:  windy, soggy, gaiters.  It was very windy, what snow existed was very soggy (low down), and I wish i'd put some gaiters on!   Instead of our usual way up thro.. view

The main reason for doing the site was to allow me to display images and video clips, mainly of climbing, skiing and walking, but also some of other things that amuse me. I usually add stuff after a weekend (although I don't actually manage to get out every weekend!), so a Monday or Tuesday would be the days where you are most likely to see something new on the site.

I've put together some details about our routes and logistics for our September 2011 ski mountaineering trip to Chile.  You can view it here.