Category: Climbing

  • Norway: Summer 2015

    Norway: Summer 2015

    This September, I went with University of Nottingham Mountaineering on their much anticipated expedition to Norway. Returning to the same location as last year with the aim of cleaning up the debris of a 1950’s glacier survey camp, we had a twelve person team which included two members of the 1959 glacier survey expedition.

  • Wil’s 30th Birthday: 30 E routes in a day at Stange

    Wil’s 30th Birthday: 30 E routes in a day at Stange

    A couple of weeks ago on Saturday I was invited to my friend Wil’s 30th birthday trip. He had sent himself the ambitious target of climbing 30 routes with a grade of E1 or higher in a single day at Stanage. E stands for extreme…

  • Annual Dinner

    Annual Dinner

    Two weeks ago was the University of Nottingham Climbing Club annual dinner, this year in North Wales and as always it was a great event.

  • Weekend of day trips to the Peak District

    Weekend of day trips to the Peak District

    This weekend I went on day trips to the Peak District for climbing and walking.

  • Joining the MCofS

    Joining the MCofS

    Last week I joined MCofS (Mountaineering Council of Scotland) as a member. This is something I would recommend as it helps support their work and provides excellent benefits including a nice gift free for new members.