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Lightwave - Jugs

Lightwave – Jugs

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Testing the Edelrid Ohm

Testing the Edelrid Ohm

[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkrubrJKl6k%5B/embedyt%5D Just a quick forward to say that Daisy and myself were testing the new Edelrid Ohm during our lunch break at the Castle and although wearing staff T-shirts, any views shared here are my personal views and independent of that the Castle may hold. The Ohm was finally released and in the shop, last week. Having a massive (and…

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V Grading Handicap System

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The Peacock

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Clever Beaver 7a+ Parisella's Cave

Psyched to get Clever Beaver (7a+) in Parisella's Cave Yesterday after dropping the last move a year ago.

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Albarracín

Albarracin is stunning. Heaped in history that dates back further than 133BC, to the times of the Romans where they had subjugated the locals. In the first century they built an engineering marvel: an 18km aqueduct, considered one of the most complex public works in Spain, there is, unfortunately, none of if it left to be seen any more. The Moors had overran the area by the 12th Century, where it…

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Zarzamora (6c+) Sector Parking

Zarzamora (6c+) Sector Parking

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Variate del Redil - 7A - Entre Aguas

First 7A climb in Albarracín. Was surprised that it went so quick and big powerful moves on good crips… mind your head on the top-out though! (more…)

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Destination 3: Abarracin First impressions We’ve arrived, and have been treated by the most perfect day.  we left in down jackets and terminals, and arrived to shorts and T-shirts.  Went for a little explore and came across some stunning views.

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Destination 2: Midi-Pyrenees

Night on Gavarnie We drove up into the Midi-Pyrenees for a night, in the vicinity of Breahe du Rolanda, with the famous gap in a 100m high stack of rock.  Legend has it that Rolanda walked up the Mountain to concur France, came to this wall, and though all was lost.  So he threw his sword at the wall of rock, and it collapsed.  Rolando took this as a sign that his conquest just favoured by the…

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Destination 1: Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau, what a predicament, it certainly a love–hate relationship with you.   (more…)

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The Big Cheese

Fun little climb up the big cheese. (more…)

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Beatle Juice - Franchard Cuisinier - 7A+

Beatle Juice – Franchard Cuisinier – 7A+

Well it finally went. 6 years of repeated failure, and finally I sent it! More relieved that psyched. (more…)

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The Flipper 6b - 91.1

The Flipper 6b – 91.1

May have only been 6b boulder problem but I climbed it like it was 8a! All down the the terrible footwork, and technique!  (more…)

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New Comic: The Weather is actually good this weekend! Get out there and crush! For all those not so great other weekends:

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The Cycle of the Urban Climber

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The Cycle of the Urban Climber