https://thesevereclimber.com/2025/11/28/following-the-nidd-valley-railway/2025-11-30T18:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/10/21/back-at-little-almscliff/2025-10-24T12:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/03/30/traversing-at-low-roof/2025-10-21T11:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/09/14/father-and-son-bouldering-at-high-crag-stump-cross/2025-10-21T11:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/05/02/this-should-have-been-frustrating/2025-10-21T11:55:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/11/28/just-a-little-bit-is-enough/2025-10-21T11:55:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/12/27/a-short-trip-to-low-roof/2025-10-21T11:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/03/07/father-and-son-bouldering-at-almscliff/2025-10-21T11:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/08/01/along-and-around-whernside-part-one/2025-08-26T20:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/02/20/along-the-wharfe-and-over-hare-head/2025-08-26T18:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/08/26/along-and-around-whernside-part-two/2025-08-30T08:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/01/30/to-simons-seat-and-through-trollers-gill/2025-08-01T18:50:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2025/04/21/bouldering-at-carrock-fell/2025-04-24T10:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/10/20/my-two-day-walk-from-settle-to-grassington-part-one/2025-02-20T17:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/10/08/a-two-day-walk-from-the-settle-carlisle-railway-part-two/2025-01-30T20:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/08/30/the-spectacular-north-east-ridge-of-y-garn/2024-11-28T18:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/11/23/my-two-day-walk-from-settle-to-grassington-part-two/2025-04-08T17:42:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/04/22/a-walk-through-the-mining-history-of-wharfedale/2024-10-20T17:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/09/28/a-two-day-walk-from-the-settle-carlisle-railway-part-one/2024-10-09T14:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/04/07/not-quite-a-walk-around-scar-house-and-angram-reservoirs/2024-10-09T08:23:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/03/03/a-walk-through-the-mining-history-of-nidderdale/2024-12-18T21:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2024/02/04/linking-together-some-of-the-best-of-wharfedale/2024-08-30T09:00:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/12/28/walking-through-history-in-upper-nidderdale/2024-05-01T10:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/12/14/trying-again-and-a-little-bit-of-history/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc081683.jpgHood BrookHood Brook, north of Hathersage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc081682.jpgEdge and SignA fantastic view of Stanage Edge from near Green's House, north of Hathersage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc081681.jpgMill Pond 2The outside wall of the old mill pond by Hood Brook.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc081679.jpgMill Pond 1An old mill pond that draws water from Hood Brook, to the north of Hathersage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc081678.jpgHoly TrinityThe ruins of the Holy Trinity Chapel on the North Lees estate to the north of Hathersage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc071668.jpgKidney WallClimbing Kidney Wall (V0+ 5a) on The Kidney boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc071648.jpgWalking the DogClimbing the very fun traversing problem Walking the Dog, on The Dog boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc071640.jpgRight Whale AgainTrying again (and failing again) to climb the problem Right Whale (V0 4c) on The Whale boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc071605.jpgThat Little PigletClimbing on the That Little Piglet boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pc071596.jpgBurbage BromzeThe Burbage Valley, with Carl Wark and Higgar Tor in the distance. The Kidney boulder is in the middle distance.2024-04-29T10:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/12/05/frosty-bouldering-at-almscliff/2024-04-22T13:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/07/27/nidderdale-way-stage-5-birstwith-to-shaw-mills/2024-04-10T13:14:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/07/13/nidderdale-way-stage-4-bewerley-to-birstwith/2024-04-10T13:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/06/26/nidderdale-way-stage-3-middlesmoor-to-bewerley/2024-04-10T13:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/05/26/nidderdale-way-stage-1-pateley-bridge-to-lofthouse/2024-04-10T13:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/06/08/nidderdale-way-stage-2-lofthouse-to-middlesmoor/2024-04-10T13:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/safety/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1020549.jpgExclamation2024-04-09T16:08:40+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.com/via_ferrata/useful-links-via-ferrata/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010173.jpgBrigata Tridentina waterfallClimbing the Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina.2024-04-09T15:59:36+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.com/2023/12/01/a-quiet-sunday-morning-at-brimham-rocks/2024-04-07T14:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/11/19/never-had-i-ever-walked-up-cat-bells/2024-03-03T14:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/09/14/a-quiet-sunday-morning-at-little-almscliff/2024-02-04T19:46:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/08/05/nidderdale-way-stage-6-shaw-mills-to-pateley-bridge/2023-12-28T17:32:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/04/30/a-walk-for-a-wet-and-windy-day/2023-09-14T16:32:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/gallery/2023-07-26T10:30:12+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.com/2023/04/10/a-lesson-in-checking-the-guidebook/2023-07-13T17:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2023/04/06/somewhere-new/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/p7211958.jpgWorn DownMe climbing Worn Down (Font 3) at Almscliff, Yorkshire.2023-06-01T16:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2020/06/14/joshua-tree-climbing-salve-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p8271324.jpgJoshua Tree Climbing Salve 3Joshua Tree Climbing Salvehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p6010850.jpgJoshua Tree Climbing Salve 2Joshua Tree Climbing Salvehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p6010849.jpgJoshua Tree Climbing Salve 1Joshua Tree Climbing Salve2023-06-01T16:21:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/11/10/yorkshire-grit/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3162.jpgBrimham Rocks_2Brimham Rockshttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3222.jpgZig-zag_6Me leading Zig-zag (Severe, 4b*) at Caley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3220.jpgZIg-zag_5Me leading Zig-zag (Severe, 4b*) at Caley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3218.jpgZig-zag_4Me leading Zig-zag (Severe, 4b*) at Caley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3209.jpgZig-zag_3Me leading Zig-zag (Severe, 4b*) at Caley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3201.jpgZig-zag_2Me leading Zig-zag (Severe, 4b*) at Caley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3191.jpgSimon's Seat trigThe summit of Simon's Seat.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3184.jpgSimon's SeatSimon's Seathttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3182.jpgBarden viewThe Yorkshire Dales seen from Barden Fell.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3172.jpgBrimham Rocks rainRain trickling down Cracked Buttress at Brimham Rocks.2023-05-29T08:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2020/09/02/back-climbing-concrete/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200831_145749.jpgThe Petit Block and FriendsThe Petit Block at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park. Copyright: Valerie Van den Hende.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200831_142035.jpgJust Left of the GrooveClimbing on The Arches boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park. Copyright: Valerie Van den Hendehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200831_124448.jpgBack of the HeadLeo climbing up a Font 2 problem on the back of the Dumbo the Elephant boulder. Copyright: Valerie Van den Hendehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200831_123437.jpgElephant's EarMe climbing on the Dumbo the Elephant boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park. Copyright: Valerie Van den Hendehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200831_122530.jpgTrunk RouteLeo climbing The Trunk Route on the Dumbo the Elephant boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park. Copyright: Valerie Van den Hendehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200831_120725.jpgSteps Up The ArchLeo climbing up The Arches boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park. Copyright: Valerie Van den Hende.2023-05-11T10:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/rock-climbing/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1010925.jpgHolyhead_climbingMe climbing on Holyhead Mountain.2023-05-11T10:02:08+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.com/2012/06/07/a-definition-of-rock-climbing/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_05281.jpgGlacier de MoiryHiking vertically upwards with snowhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0528.jpgGlacier de MoiryHiking vertically upwards with snow2023-05-10T12:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/06/10/campsites-for-via-ferrata-in-the-dolomites/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0729.jpgCamping Colfosco and Sassongher in the Dolomites, ItalyCamping Colfosco and Sassongher in the Dolomites, Italy2023-05-10T12:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/06/11/via-ferrata-useful-links/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0617.jpgThe via ferrata up Piz da Cir V in the Dolomites, ItalyThe via ferrata up Piz da Cir V, above Passo Gardena, in the Dolomites, Italy.2023-05-10T12:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/06/14/guidebook-pinnacle-ridge-polldubh-crags/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010848.jpgClimbing Pinnacle Ridge, Polldubh cragsMe climbing Pinnacle Ridge, Polldubh crags, Glen Nevis, Scotland2024-05-02T06:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/06/17/rock-climbing-wedding-cake-toppers/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010881.jpgRock climbing wedding cake toppers_4The rock climbing wedding cake toppers.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010879.jpgRock climbing wedding cake toppers_3The wedding cake topper of my fiance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010878.jpgRock climbing wedding cake toppers_2The little me rock climbing wedding cake topper.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010880.jpgRock climbing wedding cake toppers_1Rock climbing wedding cake toppers2025-12-17T08:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/06/24/rock-climbing-walkie-talkies/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1701.jpgMotorola TLKR T6 walkie-talkiehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1704.jpgMotorola TLKR T6 walkie-talkiesMotorola TLKR T6 walkie-talkies and charging dock.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1623_v2.jpgClimbing Colonel's Arete, The Dewerstone, Devon.Rock climbing with a walkie-talkie - climbing Colonel's Arete (VD**) at The Dewerstone, Devon.2023-05-09T12:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/07/08/turning-around/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1010098_2.jpgA back-clipped quickdrawA back-clipped quickdraw; a potentially dangerous, but easy to make, mistake.2023-05-09T12:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/07/22/the-danger-of-experience/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1010433.jpgClimbing at Hollyhead MountainClimbing at Hollyhead Mountain.2023-05-09T12:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/07/29/helmets-for-big-heads/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1708.jpgInterior view of the Salamander XLInterior view of the Salamander XL.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1707.jpgRear view of the Salamander XLRear view of the Grivel Salamander XL.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/snc00340.jpgInterior view of the Ecrin RocInterior view of the Ecrin Rochttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/snc00339.jpgRear view of the Ecrin RocRear view of the Ecrin Roc.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1010634.jpgRobin in the DolomitesMe wearing a Petzl Ecrin Roc helmethttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1010833_2.jpgClimbing at Polldubh CragsMe wearing a Grivel Salamander XL helmet.2023-05-09T12:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/08/05/beacon-climbing-centre-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1786.jpgBouldering at the Beacon Climbing CentreBouldering at the Beacon Climbing Centrehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1789.jpgCrazyClimb at the Beacon Climbing CentreCrazyClimb at the Beacon Climbing Centrehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1794.jpgBeacon Climbing CentreBeacon Climbing Centrehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1793.jpgTommy the bouldering elephant.Tommy the bouldering elephant in the dedicated kids area at the new Beacon Climbing Centre.2023-05-08T12:30:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/08/12/learning-to-lead/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1780.jpgMe at the top of Shadow AreteMe at the top of Shadow Aretehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1755.jpgLibby and Me on Boo-BooLibby and Me on Boo-Boohttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1010911.jpgRobin and Me at the top of OberonRobin and Me at the top of Oberonhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1750.jpgLeading the first pitch of OberonLibby and Me on the first pitch of Oberon.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1747_2.jpgLeading Happy Return at Castle InnMe leading Happy Return at Castle Inn.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1717_2.jpgThe end of the first pitch on Rowan RouteMe and Libby after I had just done my first lead.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1710.jpgClimbing Rowan Route at Milestone Buttress2023-05-08T12:28:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/08/19/totally-recalled/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1010520_2.jpgClipping the cable on the Via Ferrata Michielli StrobelUsing my Edelrid lanyards on the Via Ferrata Michielli Strobel.2023-05-08T12:20:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/08/27/in-praise-of-builders-bars/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1709.jpgA Builders BarA Builders Bar2023-05-08T12:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/09/06/update-totally-recalled/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1964.jpgVia ferrata lanyards on the Sentiero del Curato Militare HospMy Edelrid via ferrata lanyards in use2023-05-08T12:16:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/07/01/tips-for-via-ferrata/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1353.jpgClimbers on the Via Ferrata degli AlpiniTip 8 - Start early (to avoid the crowds)https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0787.jpgDescending a tricky section of the Via Ferrata Via Delle TrinceeTip 9 - Climb the cable if you wanthttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010152_v2.jpgClimbing the Via Ferrata Piz da Cir VTip 3 - Always clip onto the cable2026-01-20T06:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/07/15/via-ferrata-getting-started/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1010181.jpgThe Wire and Downhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1010179.jpgLooking down on the Via Ferrata Brigata TridentinaAn exposed position on the Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentinahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1010694.jpgClimbing Via Ferrata LamonMe on the Via Ferrata Lamon.2023-05-08T09:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/09/16/misurina-view/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_2054.jpgLago di Misurina 4Lago di Misurina and the Sorapiss mountain rangehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1925_2.jpgLago di Misurina 3Lago di Misurina and the Sorapiss mountain rangehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1845.jpgLago di Misurina 2Lago di Misurina and the Sorapiss mountain rangehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1997_2.jpgLago di Misurina 1Lago di Misurina and the Sorapiss mountain range2023-05-08T09:00:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/09/30/rock-the-morning-after/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1020001.jpgBlack and Whitehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1010096.jpgA way uphttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1010089.jpgClimbing on the Milestonehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1020010.jpgJust the onehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1020006.jpgReaching for more than just chalk2023-05-08T08:56:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/10/14/rocking-stag-weekend/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/imgp8216.jpgHonister Slate Mine via ferrata gully and Burma bridgeThe gully and the Burma bridge on the Honister Slate Mine Via Ferrata.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2163.jpgClimbing on Glaciated SlabMe climbing on Glaciated Slab.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/imgp8238.jpgHonister Slate Mine via ferrata Burma bridgeMe on the Burma bridge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/imgp8193.jpgHonister Slate Mine via ferrata and the Honister PassHonister Slate Mine via ferrata and the Honister Pass.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2073.jpgEntering the mine.Entering Honister Slate Mine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2066.jpgBreakfast in the yurtBrian making breakfast in the yurt.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2097.jpgBorrowdale streamThe stream by the yurt.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2155.jpgClimbing on Glaciated SlabClimbing on Glaciated Slab in Borrowdale.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2095.jpgThe yurtThe yurt2023-05-08T08:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/10/26/recalling-a-crisis/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1010958.jpgClimbing the Sentiero de Luca / InnerkoflerMe climbing the Sentiero de Luca / Innerkoflerhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1366.jpgClipped inVia ferrata lanyards in usehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0713.jpgClimbers on the Via Ferrata Sandro PertiniClimbers on the Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini2023-05-08T08:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/11/19/return-of-the-rock-climbing-wedding-cake-toppers/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/paulvdh_121027_robin-valeries-wedding130.jpgRock Climbing Wedding Cake Toppers_4The rock climbing wedding cake toppershttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/paulvdh_121027_robin-valeries-wedding129.jpgRock Climbing Wedding Cake Toppers_3The rock climbing wedding cake bride.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/paulvdh_121027_robin-valeries-wedding118.jpgRock Climbing Wedding Cake Toppers_2The rock climbing wedding cake groom.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/paulvdh_121027_robin-valeries-wedding113.jpgRock climbing wedding cake toppers_1The rock climbing wedding cake toppers on the chocolate marquis.2023-05-07T18:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/12/02/vie-ferrate-gran-canaria/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1020094.jpgBoulder SqueezeSqueezing under boulders on the Via Ferrata Baviera.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020093.jpgVia Ferrata La Baviera gullyMe climbing up the gully on the Via Ferrata La Bavierahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2551.jpgThe Via Ferrata BavieraThe Via Ferrata Baviera seen from the road.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2470.jpgClimbing the Via Ferrata La GuaguaClimbing the ridge that makes up the lower section of the Via Ferrata La Guagua.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2498.jpgVia Ferrata La Guagua water stationThe more sophisticated of the two water stations on the Via Ferrata La Guagua.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020108.jpgAbseiling the Via Ferrata La BavieraMe abseiling down the Via Ferrata Baviera.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020091.jpgClimbing the Via Ferrata La BavieraMe climbing the Via Ferrata La Baviera.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2536.jpgThe topThe top of the Via Ferrata Baviera.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2527.jpgVia Ferrata La Baviera abseil anchorsThe last set of anchors for abseiling down the Via Ferrata La Baviera.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020040.jpgWalking to La GuaguaWalking straight towards the Via Ferrata La Guagua.2023-05-07T18:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/12/16/sport-climbing-gran-canari/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1020016.jpgClimbing in the palmsMe climbing on Ninja Troll buttress at Sorrueda on Gran Canaria. This climb doesn't have a name, the guidebook just refers to it as number 8 on this buttress.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1020023.jpgLa PrincesitaLa Princesita (IV) at Fataga.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_23641.jpgClimbing at FatagaClimbing at Fatagahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1020027.jpgLa Pachorra del Caidero La Pachorra del Caidero (V) at Fataga.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2370.jpgPsicosisPsicosis (V) at Fataga. Despite its name, it's a really fun climb.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1020017.jpgNameless 13The nameless number 13 route on Salon buttress at Sorrueda. It's (under-)graded as V.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1020014.jpgLa RampaMe climbing La Rampa (IV) at Sorrueda on Gran Canaria.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2568.jpgAccessing the Barranco de MoyaThe precarious access route to the Barranco de Moya.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2569.jpgBarranco de MoyaThe end of the Barranco de Moyahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2363.jpgFataga2023-05-07T18:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/01/06/rock-climbing-cereal-bars/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cereal-bar-close-up.jpgCereal bar close-upA close-up of a final cereal bar.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/baked-and-ready-to-cut.jpgBaked and ready to cutThe cereal bar mixture after baking and all ready to cut into bars.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/all-pressed.jpgAll pressedThe cereal bar mixture pressed into a baking tray.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/all-the-mixed-ingredients.jpgAll the mixed ingredientsA close-up of all of the cereal bar ingredients mixed together.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/everything-mixed-together.jpgEverything mixed togetherAll the ingredients mixed together.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mashed-bananas-and-more.jpgMashed bananas and moreThe mashed bananas, sugar, syrup, oil, nut butter and vanilla extract mix.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mix-and-process-ingredients.jpgMix and process ingredientshttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cereal-bar-ingredients.jpgCereal bar ingredientsThe ingredients for the cereal bars.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/finished-cereal-bar.jpgFinished cereal barA cereal bar fit for rock climbers.2024-08-04T10:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/01/20/be-seen-on-the-mountain/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2663.jpgCommuter rucksack reflectingThe reflective stickers on my commuting rucksack reflecting light.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2665.jpgStickers shiningMy red rucksack with its reflective manufacturer's logo and the reflective stickers that I added shining in the camera flash.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2662.jpgReflective stickers on a red rucksackReflective stickers stuck to my red rucksack.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2666.jpgReflective stickersAn example of the reflective stickers you can buy in bike shops.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2667.jpgIlluminated armbandsThis is an example of the types of LED lights you can get for cycling and running. These can be worn on your arms or clipped to a rucksack.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1010321.jpgSnowdon Horseshoe final legMe on the last leg of the Snowdon Horseshoe. trying to finish the walk before it gets dark.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1459.jpgTryfan_MoonThe Moon over the west face of Tryfan in Snowdonia National Park, Wales.2023-05-07T18:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/02/03/the-beauty-of-rime/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2687.jpgRed Screes RimedThe trig point on the summit of Red Screes in the Lake District.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1000984.jpgFrozen FawrMe on the summit of Glyder Fawr.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0115.jpgRime CloseA close-up of rime.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0950.jpgCold SummitMe on the summit of a rime covered Foel Grach in Snowdonia National Park.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0900.jpgRime grassRime on a boulder and a tuft of grass on Tryfan in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1000980.jpgRimed BoulderRime on a boulder on the summit of Glyder Fawr in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.2023-05-07T18:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/03/16/there-and-back-again-countisbury-to-heddons-mouth/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3440.jpgSouth West CoastThe South West Coasthttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3450.jpgLynmouth tideBack at Lynmouth, with the tide now out and the hill on which Countisbury sits bathed in warm, late afternoon sun.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3448.jpgValley GoatAnother goat in The Valley of the Rocks.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3447.jpgA kidA kid in The Valley of the Rockshttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3444.jpgGoat RocksA relaxed goat in The Valley of the Rocks. One of a large herd that lives there.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3428.jpgLee BayLee Bay and Duty Point.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3436.jpgHeddon's MouthHeddon's Mouth, where the River Heddon meets the sea.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3429.jpgGhost trees 1https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3427.jpgBewarehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3426.jpgCastle Rock and Rugged JackCastle Rock (left) and Rugged Jack (right) in The Valley of the Rocks.2023-05-07T18:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2012/06/05/guidebook-craig-yr-aderyn/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1154.jpgRobin on The ButtressMe climbing The Buttress at Craig yr Aderyn.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1153.jpgCraig yr AderynThe Bastion face on Craig yr Aderyn. The route The Buttress runs diagonally up from the bottom right of the face.2023-05-07T13:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/02/24/wire-in-the-lakes/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imgp8239.jpgCrossing the bridgeMe crossing the wire bridge on the Honister Slate Mine Via Ferrata.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imgp8189.jpgHonister TraverseMe climbing on the Honister Slate Mine Via Ferrata.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2084.jpgHonister Slate MineThe visitor centre at Honister Slate Mine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2072.jpgEntrance to the MineHonister Slate Mine and the via ferrata.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2087.jpgTo the PassThe view of Honister Pass from near the top of the via ferrata. It's from roughly where this picture was taken that the zip-wire to the Pass was planned to start.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2089.jpgButtermere from FleetwithThe view of Buttermere from the summit of Fleetwith Pike.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imgp8174.jpgDown the ladderMe on the Honister Slate Mine Via Ferrata Xtreme.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2068.jpgFleetwith PikeFleetwith Pike as seen from the Honister Slate Mine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imgp8270.jpgTop of the cargoMe climbing off the top of the cargo net.2023-05-07T13:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/02/25/further-recalled/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1010239.jpgLean backClimbing the via ferrata Piz da Lech.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0774.jpgClipping OverClimbing the via ferrata Via Delle Trincee in the Dolomites.2023-05-07T13:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/03/17/outdoor-gear-competition-nut/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0275.jpgAlpine Jacket WonMe in the North Face Alpine Project Jacket that I won.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2817_2.jpgLa Sportiva StickitThe La Sportiva Stickit kids' rock shoes that I won.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2763.jpgInternet compshttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2760.jpgMagazinesSome of the magazines I look for competitions in.2023-05-07T13:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/04/14/wire-and-war/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1308.jpgLittle LagazuoiThe Little Lagazuoi, with the left side showing the damage (and the absence of a summit) caused by the Italian mine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1982.jpgSentiero de Luca / InnerkoflerThe route of the Sentiero de Luca / Innerkofler.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1969.jpgMonte PaternoMonte Paterno and the Rifugio Tre-Cime-Locatelli.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010278.jpgTrincee ridgeMe climbing the Via delle Trincee.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0799.jpgEmplacementA WW1 emplacement on the Via delle Trincee.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010284.jpgRuins and MarmoladaWW1 ruins and a view of Marmolada from the Via delle Trincee.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1276.jpgWW1 ruinsWW1 ruins on the Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010577.jpgIvano Dibona suspension bridgeMe on the suspension bridge on the Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1892.jpgMonte Piana fortificationsWW1 fortifications on Monte Piana.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010616.jpgAlpini hospitalThe ruins of the old military hospital.2023-05-07T13:15:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/05/19/climbing-for-two-to-climb-or-not-to-climb/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/snc00471.jpgClimbing while pregnantClimbing while pregnanthttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/snc004721.jpgMother and baby anchoredHow I'm anchored while belaying a leader.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/snc00472.jpgMother and baby anchoredHow I'm anchored while belaying a leader.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/snc00466.jpgBelaying while pregnant_3Belaying at the climbing wallhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/snc00470.jpgBelaying while pregnant_2The belay set-up on the full-body harnesshttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/snc00468.jpgBelaying while pregnant_1Belaying at the climbing wallhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/climbing42pic1.jpgThis climber has a baby on board2023-05-07T13:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/06/03/bias-can-get-you-lost/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2067.jpgIMG_2067This is the sort of disconfirming information that beats confirmation bias.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1010712.jpgWay downWorking out the route on the descent from Tofana di Dentro in the Dolomites, Italy.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2677.jpgTrodden pathhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1010673.jpgWhere am I going?2023-05-07T13:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/07/01/review-rab-neostretch-gaiters/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2685.jpgTesting gaitershttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2679.jpgIMG_2679https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2660.jpgSilicon stripsThe silicon strips on the inside heel of the Neostretch Gaiter.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2659.jpgNeostretch Gaiter insideThe inside of a Neostretch Gaiter.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2661.jpgVelcro strapThe Velcro attachment point for the under-boot strap.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2808.jpgIn the mudhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2682.jpgSnowy gaitershttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2655.jpgNeoShell2023-05-07T13:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/07/22/rotstock-via-ferrata/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3068.jpgRotstocksattelThe summit of the Rotstock from the Rotstocksattel.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3064.jpgRotstock StepsThe Rotstock Via Ferrata steps are visible cutting diagonally across the Eiger and into a snow-filled scoop at the back of the gully.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3044.jpgIMG_3044Rocks like stacks of pancakes.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1020283.jpgP1020283https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1020268.jpgUp the Rotstock laddersMe climbing the ladders on the Rotstock Via Ferrata.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1020279.jpgShadow of the EigerThe Rotstock and Eiger Nordwand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3039.jpgRotstock ladderA ladder on the Rotstock Via Ferrata. The Eigergletscher Station and Eiger Trail are behind and below.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1020246.jpgWalking to EigergletscherMe walking up to the Eigergletscher Station.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3038.jpgRotstock laddershttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1020236.jpgEigerThe Eiger seen from Kleine Scheidegg.2023-05-07T13:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/08/11/via-ferrata-on-the-edge/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2984.jpgMurren viewA view from the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata (including a paraglider).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2990.jpgMurren-Gimmelwald VF ladderMe on the first section of ladders on the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2985.jpgMurren-Gimmelwald VF Burma bridgeThe first Burma bridge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2981.jpgLauterbrunnen stemplesStemples descending the Lauterbrunnen cliffs and the Lauterbrunnen Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2978.jpgLauterbrunnen cliff dropThe view down as I traversed across the Lauterbrunnen cliffs.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2993.jpgMurren-Gimmelwald VF suspension bridge 2The suspension bridge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1020195.jpgMurren and GimmelwaldGimmelwald (on the left) and Murren sitting above the cliffs of the Lauterbrunnen Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2996_2.jpgMurren-Gimmelwald VF suspension bridgeMe on the 80-metre long suspension bridge on the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata2023-05-07T13:04:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/08/26/walking-the-rim-of-the-creux-du-van/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_07_08_1156_dsc06662.jpgTop CreuxMe on the final move after climbing the steep wall of the Creux du Van...or not. OK, this is photo is staged, with me on a ledge just below the top. As staged climbing photos go, it's pretty good and more original than framing the photo so you don't see that the climber is only a couple of feet above the ground. Thanks to Marc for taking the photo. https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_07_08_1313_dsc06682.jpgCreux du Van 8Wanda, Me and Valerie walking along the edge of the Creux du Van (photo courtesy of March Schmid).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_07_08_1154_dsc06638.jpgCreux du Van 7Wanda, Valerie and Me standing on the edge of Creux du Van (photo courtesy of March Schmid).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2861.jpgCreux du Van 6Creux du Van.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2880.jpgCreux du Van 5Looking down to the bowl of Creux du Van.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2874.jpgCreux du Van 4Creux du Van.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2877.jpgCreux du Van 3Valerie and Bump at Creux du Van.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2857.jpgCreux du Van 2Valerie, Wanda and Marc walking along the edge of the Creux du Van.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2855.jpgCreux du Van_1Creux du Van2023-05-07T12:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/09/08/climbing-for-two-climb-when-ready/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/snc00506.jpgRobin boulderingRobin boulderinghttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3116.jpgClimbing with Bump_2https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3114.jpgClimbing with Bump_1https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3115.jpgCheck it!Ready to climb with Bump.2023-05-07T12:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/11/28/what-they-dont-tell-you-in-the-guidebook-wobblestone-crack/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3259.jpgAtop BurbageMe sitting at the top of Wobblestone Crack.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3260_2.jpgWobbly anchorsThe wobbly rock that might make for some wobbly anchors at the top of Wobblestone Crack.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3266.jpgWobblestone CrackWobblestone Crack.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3257.jpgGoing up Wobblestone CrackMe climbing Wobblestone Crack at Burbage in the Peak District.2023-05-07T12:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/12/08/baby-hits-the-wall/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1020547.jpgV&L cafeValerie and Leo relaxing at the climbing wall's cafe.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1020563.jpgRCB1Me bouldering.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1020559.jpgBaby hits the wallLeo asleep on a bouldering mat.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1020552.jpgValerie on the wallValerie boulderinghttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1020535.jpgL&VLeo and Valerie at the climbing wall.2023-05-07T12:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2013/12/29/my-climbing-2013-in-pictures/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_2699.jpgBright BeckBright Beck in a snowy Langdales in the Lake District.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_2965.jpgEiger sunriseThe sunrising over the Eiger.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3052.jpgRotstock stepMe on the Rotstock Via Ferrata in Switzerland.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013_07_08_1104_dsc06553.jpgCreux du Van edgeMe, Valerie and Wanda standing on the edge of the Creux du Van in Switzerland (photo courtesy of Marc Schmid).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3011.jpgPanoramawegValerie on the panorama walk above Grindelwald.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3008.jpgMannlichen summitThe summit of Mannlichen, with the Monch and Jungfrau behind, in Switzerland.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3022.jpgJungfraubahn JungfrauThe Jungfraubahn mountain railway and the Jungfrau in Switzerland.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_2995.jpgHold onHolding on tight as I cross the 100m bridge on the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_2668.jpgRoad ClosedThe road up to Kirkstone Pass closed due to heavy January snow.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_2684.jpgWindswept ScreesLake Windermere from the slopes of a snowy Red Screes.2023-05-07T12:43:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/01/20/recycling-reusing-climbing-hiking-gear/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1020707.jpgRecycle climbing gearRecycle climbing gear.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1020701.jpgOld gear pile_2https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1020697.jpgOld gear pile_1https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1020705.jpgOld rope2023-05-07T12:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/02/01/woolly-hats-for-big-heads/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020730.jpgRoom to growA hat with plenty of room to grow in to.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3351_2.jpgEisberg BeanieThe Eisberg Beanie.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/11310024_a.jpgChno Dearg DriftIn deep snow (and wearing the Dome Perignon) descending from Chno Dearg.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3322_2.jpgWindy BreconMe on a windy day in the Brecon Beacons wearing the Mammut Eisberg Beanie.2023-05-07T12:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/03/22/climbing-concrete/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020847.jpgValerie on the prowValerie climbing on The Prominent Prow boulderhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020842.jpgAcross the ProwMe climbing on The Prominent Prow boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020838.jpgUp the EnormousValerie climbing on The Enormous Roofed Blockhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020837.jpgStarting youngLeo gets the feel of the (artificial) rock on a Fairlop Waters boulder.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020833.jpgThe Final BoulderThe FInal Boulderhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020832.jpgFairlop BouldersFairlop Waters Boulder Parkhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020828_2.jpgLeo and the guideLeo checks out the problems on The Enormous Roofed Block in the guide to Fairlop Waters boulderinghttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p10208251.jpgHanging outMe climbing The Enormous Roofed Block.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020819.jpgClimbing The Final Boulder 2Valerie climbing The Final Boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Parkhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1020816.jpgClimbing The Final BoulderValerie climbing The Final Boulder.2023-05-07T12:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/04/30/fontainebleau-first-timer/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3676.jpgYellow SqueezeMe climbing a yellow route at Mont Aigu.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3668.jpgMont Aigu Orange 4Valerie climbing orange problem number 4 at Mont Aigu.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3637.jpgPotets Orange 10The painted mark and arrow showing the start and direction of orange bouldering problem 10 at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3593.jpgPotets Orange 2The painted mark and arrow showing the start and direction of orange problem number 2 at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3586.jpgCanard Orange 15The painted mark showing the start of orange problem number 15 at Massif Canard, Buthiers.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3733.jpgChien Yellow 5Me climbing yellow problem number 5 at Le Cul de Chien. https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3689.jpgAigu areteValerie climbing at Mont Aigu.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3658.jpgToping out troubleMe having some trouble topping out on an orange problem at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3624.jpgGetting down a yellowClimbing down from problem yellow 43 at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3555.jpgMassif CanardMassif Canard at Buthiers.2023-05-06T18:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/05/18/fontainebaby/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3602.jpgToasty Fontainebabyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3553.jpgSleeping FontainebabyLeo sleeping in a wrap on Valerie's back.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3608.jpgPotets Orange 9Valerie just about to top out on problem number 9 on the orange circuit at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3548.jpgMalesherbes baguetteValerie and Leo in Malesherbes, with the Hotel de l'Ecu de France behind them.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3587.jpgChanging FontainebabyValerie changing Leo on a bouldering pad.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3738.jpgLe Cul de Chien Yellow 8Me climbing problem number 8 on the yellow circuit at Le Cul de Chien.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3669.jpgMont Aigu picnicValerie and Leo having lunch at Mont Aigu, Fontainebleau.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3643.jpgPotets Orange 32Me climbing problem number 32 on the orange circuit at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3692_2.jpgLoaded for boulderingMe, Valerie and Leo loaded up for a day of bouldering in the woods.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3635.jpgPads and buggiesParents push their toddlers through Les Trois Pignons.2023-05-06T18:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/05/24/first-peak/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3770.jpgIMG_3770https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3775.jpgDown to Rhyd DduValerie and Leo heading back down to Rhyd Ddu.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3773.jpgStacked slatesSlates stacked in a disused quarry.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3768.jpgSleeping Lion 2Leo asleep as Valerie and I walk across country to get down from Craig Wen.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3762.jpgLeo and ValerieLeo and Valerie at our stop for lunch.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3760.jpgSleeping Lion 1Leon wrapped snuggly on his mummy's back as she walks down Craig Wen.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3758.jpgFirst PeakMe, Valerie and Leo on the summit of Craig Wen.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3755.jpgQuarriedDisused slate quarries.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3753.jpgPassing the slatesMe walking past a wall of stacked slates in a disused quarry below Yr Aran.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3751.jpgYr Aran quarryA disused quarry below Yr Aran.2023-05-06T18:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/06/14/pavements-erratics-holes/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3870.jpgPavement and PenLimestone pavement with Pen y Ghent in the distance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3878.jpgGaping Gill_3https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3881.jpgGapping Gill_2Fell Beck falling into Gapping Gill.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3876.jpgGapping Gill_1Gapping Gill and Fell Beck, with the summit of Ingleborough behind.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3866.jpgNorber Erratics fieldNorber Erratics and limestone pavement.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3865.jpgNorber Erratics_3Norber Erratics.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3862.jpgNorber Erratic_2Norber Erratics.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3863.jpgNorber Erratic_1A Norber Erratic above Robin Proctor's Scar in the Yorkshire Dales.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3836.jpgLimestone Pavement_5https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3871_2.jpgLimestone Pavement_62023-05-06T18:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/06/29/review-rab-meco-120-boxer/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1020904.jpgRab boxer_2https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1020902.jpgRab boxer_3The view of the rear.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1020901.jpgRab boxer_1Boxer shorts from Rab made out of 120 weight MeCo fabric.2023-05-06T18:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/08/02/via-ferrata-accidents/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aiut-alpin-dolomites-via-ferrata-interventions-by-year.pngAiut Alpin Dolomites via ferrata interventions by yearSource: Aiut Alpin Dolomiteshttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aiut-alpin-dolomites-interventions-2013.pngAiut Alpin Dolomites interventions 2013Source: http://www.aiut-alpin-dolomites.com/english/statistics_2013.html https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_0709.jpgPertini bridgeValerie on the bridge on the Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini in the Dolomites, Italy.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2500.jpgGuagua cloudingValerie climbing the Via Ferrata La Guagua on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1020080.jpgGuagua final pushMe climbing the last wall on the Via Ferrata La Guagua on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3035.jpgRotstock warningThe warning sign at the start of the Rotstock Via Ferrata in Switzerland.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2002.jpgBianchi in the cloudValerie climbing the Via Ferrata Marino Bianchi in the Dolomites.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1274.jpgDibona crestValerie climbing the Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona in the Dolomites.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1010531.jpgStrobel buttressMe climbing the Via Ferrata Michielli Strobel in the Dolomites.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1010174.jpgUp the TridentinaMe climbing the Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina in the Dolomites, Italy.2025-07-15T09:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/08/24/burbage-bouldering/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3891.jpgWall Past SlotMe climbing Wall Past Slot on The Pock Block boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3943.jpgPurple Brick wayValerie walking towards The Brick boulder carrying Leo on her back.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0023.jpgPurple HillsFlowering heather on the edge of the Burbage Valleyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0028.jpgLeo and his daddyLeo and me.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3955.jpgThe WindmillValerie climbing The Windmill on The Briquette boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0037.jpgBog Standard RobinMe climbing Bog Standard Slab on The Sentry boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3936.jpgBurbage and HiggarThe Burbage valley and Higgar Tor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3934.jpgBig FlakesValerie climbing Big Flakes on The Armoured Car boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3925_2.jpgWall Past Flake fallFalling off the problem Wall Past Flake on The Tank boulder. After a few attempts, I did finish the problem.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3922_2.jpgWall Past FlakeMe climbing Wall Past Flake on The Tank boulder at Burbage South Valley.2023-05-06T18:12:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/10/16/pod-tor-bude/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4003.jpgHound Tor 4Hound Tor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4057.jpgSnug podInside the camping pod.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4038.jpgHats off!Leo had got his hat off and was determined that his mummy should take her hat off too.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4030.jpgChug Chughttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4028_1.jpgBude boatsBoats at Bude.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4017.jpgOn the beachValerie and Leo on the beach at Bude.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4015.jpgBude sandsBude beach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4000.jpgHound Tor 3A view from Hound Tor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_3994.jpgBack of the HatMe bouldering on Top Hat boulder at Hound Tor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_3990.jpgHound Tor 2Hound Tor with Hay Tor in the distance.2023-05-06T18:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/10/26/pootling-roaches/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4134.jpgUp the SailMe climbing the tricky start of the Sail Slab (actually, it's only the start that is remotely tricky).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4132.jpgClassic Arete 2Climbing Classic Arete on The Big Block.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4129.jpgClassic Arete 1Me climbing Classic Arete on The Big Block.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4121.jpgBlister Step UpMe making the first few moves on the Slab 2 problem on Blister Slab.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4107.jpgThe RoachesThe Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4105.jpgDon Whillans' kitchenThe kitchen of the Don Whillans' Memorial Hut, built among the rocks.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4062.jpgDon Whillans Hut ViewThe view from the Don Whillans Memorial Hut.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4061.jpgMemorialThe memorial plaque in the Don Whillans Memorial Hut.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4059.jpgDW HutThe Don Whillans Memorial Hut.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4099.jpgPine AreteMe climbing Pine Arete on Pine Tree Slab.2023-05-06T18:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/12/05/the-quintessential-climber/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2706.jpgClimbersRock climbers at the bottom of Froggatt Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2719.jpgFroggatt ClimbersClimbers at Froggatt Edgehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0201.jpgIMG_0201Me mountaineering in Scotland.2023-05-06T12:58:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/12/07/season-of-competitions/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141206_183552.jpgBauble 1A Christmas tree bauble.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc_0351.jpgEllis Brigham compEllis Brigham's Christmas 2014 advent calendar competition.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc_0345.jpgChristmas compA page from the January 2015 edition of Trail magazine and some tinsel.2023-05-06T12:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2014/12/30/my-climbing-2014-in-pictures/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3687.jpgSplit blockValerie climbing at Mont Aigu, Fontainebleau.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3713.jpgChien_2Me climbing problem number 2 at Le Cul de Chien, Fontainebleau.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3368.jpgAira ForceMe by Aira Force waterfall in the Lake District.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3541.jpgHigh on Kinder LowMe standing by the trig point on Kinder Low.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3534.jpgBlow BackThe waterfall at Kinder Downfall being blown upstream by the wind.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3473.jpgBamford EdgeClimbing on Bamford Edge on a wet day in the Peak District.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3855.jpgPen-y-ghent yellowPen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3823.jpgThree down SnowdonLeo, Valerie and Me on the descent from Snowdon.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3796.jpgMynydd Mawr_2Leo and Valerie on Mynydd Mawr.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3790.jpgMynydd Mawr_1Me walking up Mynydd Mawr in Snowdonia.2023-05-06T12:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/04/12/review-arcteryx-diplomat-jacket/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/robin-jacket-011_3.jpgDiplomat hand warmer pockethttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/robin-jacket-007.jpgDiplomat chest pockethttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0941.jpgDiplomat_1https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4153.jpgDiplomat seamshttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_4155-e1427993271672.jpgDiplomat Fabrichttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/robin-jacket-001_2.jpgDiplomat_22023-05-06T12:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/04/24/one-year-on/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0524.jpgRepaired MeniscusAFTER: my meniscus after the torn section has been trimmed off.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0526.jpgTorn MeniscusBEFORE: the torn flap of meniscus inside my knee joint during surgery.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0452.jpgBloodiedThis is how I found my knee when I unwrapped the bandages 48 hours after the operation. https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0521_2.jpgRequired readingMy required reading as I try to prevent future injuries.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3649.jpgPotets Orange 32_6https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3648.jpgPotets Orange 32_5https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3646.jpgPotets Orange 32_4https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3645.jpgPotets Orange 32https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3644.jpgPotets Orange 32_2https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3645_2.jpgA bad ideaIn retrospect, this was a bad idea.2023-05-06T12:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/05/23/mostly-yellow-in-fontainebleau/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4316.jpgButhiers Piscine_Orange 4Valerie climbing problem orange 4 at Buthiers Piscine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4295.jpgButhier Piscine_Yellow 28Me climbing problem yellow 28 at Buthiers Piscine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4286.jpgWhy here?A stupid place to put an orienteering point.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4255.jpgStegosaurusValerie climbing the yellow circuit at Buthiers Piscine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4245.jpgButhiers Piscine_Yellow 10Valerie climbing problem yellow 10 at Buthier Piscine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4244_2.jpgButhiers Piscine_Yellow 8Valerie climbing problem number 8 on the yellow circuit at Buthiers Piscine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4210.jpgPotets' sharkA boulder with the head of a shark at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4208_2.jpgPotets_Yellow 36Climbing problem yellow 36 at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4212_2.jpgPotets_Yellow 26Me climbing boulder problem 26 on the yellow circuit at Rocher des Potets.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4176.jpgPotets_Yellow 18Me climbing problem number 18 on the yellow circuit at Rocher des Potets.2023-05-06T12:52:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/06/01/learning-to-climb-smarter/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0035.jpgFootworkAlice demonstrating footwork.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0032.jpgIn the gardenAlice showing me exercises in the garden of the climbing wall.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0040.jpgTrying to be fluidAlice coaching me on how to climb in a more fluid way.2023-05-06T12:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/06/15/hopeful-climbing/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4355.jpgCastleton Meadowhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4354.jpgHope is down the lanehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4352.jpgCastletonCastleton.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4369.jpgRainy StanageA wet Stanage Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4367_2.jpgClimbing in the Rain 3Still climbing and still hoping that it stops raining.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4366.jpgClimbing the Rain 2Reaching for a cam.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4359.jpgClimbing in the RainClimbing in the rain at Stanage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4358.jpgReally Hoping It Stops RainingStill getting rained on.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4351.jpgCastleton MeadowMeadows outside Castleton.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4350.jpgMam Tor TopThe summit of Mam Tor.2023-05-06T12:49:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/07/02/fontainetoddler/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4225.jpgButhiers SnackLeo enjoying a snack on the picnic mat at Buthiers Piscine.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4202_2.jpgOff the matLeo enjoying jumping off our bouldering mat.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4207.jpgFont napLeo napping in his ErgoBabyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4305.jpgDigging SandLeo having fun playing in the sand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_4200.jpgFont First ClimbsLeo climbing a boulder at Rocher des Potets, Fontainebleau.2023-05-06T12:48:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/07/24/in-his-stride/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0184.jpgBreakfasthttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4449.jpgJT 2Valerie climbing JT (V0- 4b) at Robin Hood's Stride.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4441_2.jpgThe StrideRobin Hood's Stridehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4440.jpgCow lickCows taking an interest in my bouldering stuff at Robin Hood's Stride (babywipes came in useful for wiping the cow drool off).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0691.jpgSunshine tenthttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4434.jpgJTMe climbing JT (V0- 4b) at Robin Hood's Stride.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4431.jpgCratcliffehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4407.jpgClimb PinkMe climbing Pink Arete (V0- 4b) at Cratcliffe.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4401.jpgJunior pullValerie climbing Junior Flake (V0- 4b) at Cratcliffe.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4392.jpgLeg pressValerie climbing Leg Press (V0 4c) at Cratcliffe.2023-05-06T12:47:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/08/21/crossfixe-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4167_2.jpgcrossFixe_1crossFIxe Hands Creme and Hands Tubehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0832.jpgcrossFixe_2https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0834.jpgcrossFixe Muscle Pastecros-Fixe Muscle Pastehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4170_2.jpgcrossFixe Hands Creme_1crossFixe Hands Cremehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4169_2.jpgcrossFixe Hands Tube_1crossFixe Hands Tube2023-05-06T12:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/08/31/klettersteig-huterlaner/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4504.jpgStanding around by the CNick and Ben waiting for some climbers to get past a C graded section on the Klettersteig Huterlaner.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4527.jpgThe ZillertalThe Zillertal seen from the descent from the Klettersteig Huterlaner.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4526.jpgMayrhofenMayrhofren seen from the Gasthaus Zimmereben.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4521.jpgThe almost last bitNick and Ben at the top of the last major bit of climbing on the Klettersteig Huterlaner.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4516_2.jpgHuterlaner bridgeMe crossing the wire bridge on the Klettersteig Huterlaner.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4512.jpgA casual place to waitNick waiting for a chance to continue climbing on a congested section of the Klettersteig Huterlaner. https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4511.jpgHuterlaner cornerNick climbing the Klettersteig Huterlaner.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4507.jpgHuterlaner wallMe climbing the Klettersteig Huterlaner.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4501.jpgHuterlaner step upMe on the Klettersteig Huterlaner.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4497.jpgHuterlaner EinsteigsrampeBen on the first section of the Klettersteig Huterlaner.2023-05-06T12:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/09/07/klettersteig-knorren/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0408.jpgGarnet & PeaksThe Granatkapelle overlooking the peaks of the Zillertal.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4590.jpgInside the Garnet ChapelThe alter in the Granatkapelle.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4595.jpgKnorren & ChapelThe Knorren (in the distance on the left) and the Granatkapelle (on the right).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4597.jpgGarnet & SapphireThe Granatkapelle and the lake it stands above.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4589.jpgGranatkappelle 1The Granatkappelle (Garnet Chapel) on the Penken.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0398.jpgThe Surprise EndingJohn takes a big step down on the final section of the Klettersteig Knorren.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4581.jpgDown the KnorrenValerie descending the Knorren.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4578.jpgValerie & Me & the Knorren CrossValerie and me on the summit of the Knorren.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4579.jpgPeaks, Knorren and ChapelThe Granatkappelle (Garnet Chapel) is visible in the distance in this view from the summit of the Knorren.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4575.jpgThe peaks of the southThe view south from the summit of the Knorren.2023-05-05T12:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/10/31/climbing-a-wet-badger/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4696.jpgBadger in ReposeBadger Rock and Kentmere.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4692.jpgBadger GrooveMe starting a problem on Badger Rock.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4691.jpgBadger FissureMe bouldering on Badger Rock.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4688.jpgBadger SlabMe climbing on the slab of Badger Rock.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4684.jpgChalk on the BadgerBadger Rock and the village of Kentmere.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4667.jpgBending pathLittle Harter Fell.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4679.jpgKentmere HorseshoeThe head of the Kentmere valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4675.jpgRed Goat TuffsAutumn colours on the fell on Goat Crag in the Lake District.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4673.jpgDown into KentmereThe view of Kentmere from the near Goat Scar.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4666.jpgMardale Head from AboveMardale Head and Haweswater seen from Little Harter Fell.2023-05-05T12:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/11/18/review-mammut-tec-step-bionic-turn-2/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4570.jpgKarabiners_2Using a carabiner on the resting loop.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4559.jpgKarabiners_1Mammut Tec Step Bionic Turn 2 carabiners.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4537.jpgSafety CardThe safety card in a pouch in the Mammut Tec Step Bionic Turn 2.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4536.jpgMammut Tec Step Bionic Turn 2The Mammut Tec Step Bionic Turn 2 (note: the Klettersteig karabiner attached to the resting loop does not come with this via ferrata set, you have to buy it separately).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4641.jpgClipping on the Pfeilspitzwand 2Valerie climbing the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwandhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4645_2.jpgClipping on the PfeilspitzwandMe climbing the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand using the Mammut Tec Step Bionic Turn 2.2023-05-05T12:29:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/12/05/arcteryx-straibo-hoody-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151129_125208.jpgNot a beard guardhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0636.jpgRobin in the HoodMe wearing the Straibo Hoody.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0635.jpgInside the StraiboThe inside of the Straibo Hoody.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0634.jpgThe cuffThe cuff of Arc'teryx's Straibo Hoody.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4233_2.jpgTopped outMe in the Straibo Hoody.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4325_2.jpgOrange and Green TraverseBouldering at Fontainebleau in the Straibo Hoody2023-05-05T12:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/12/19/open-handed/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4220_2.jpgInjury prevention readinghttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0632.jpgOpen hand?Sort of like that...although, with practice, my open hand grip should get better and be more natural.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0612.jpgHow to Open HandAlice demonstrating how to climb using the open hand grip.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0616.jpgNot a Dance MoveAlice coaching me on how to climb using the open hand technique.2023-05-05T12:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/12/31/my-climbing-2015-in-pictures/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4331.jpgIMG_4331Climbing at Buthiers Piscine, Fontainebleau.2023-05-05T12:26:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/07/19/giddy-balm-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_1204.jpgGiddy Joint & Tendon Balm_2Giddy Joint and Tendon Balm.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_1202.jpgGiddy LavenderGiddy Lavender Balm (1 oz/28g)https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_1200.jpgGiddy Sweet OrangeGiddy Sweet Orange Balm (0.5 oz/14g)https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_1196.jpgGiddy Cedar MintGiddy Cedar Mint Balm (0.5 oz/14g)https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5057.jpgGiddy Joint & Tendon BalmGiddy Joint and Tendon Balm.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5058.jpgGiddy Lip BalmGiddy Lip Balm.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5060.jpgGiddy Ingredientshttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5056.jpgGiddy BalmsGiddy Hard Lotion, Balm and Salve.2023-05-05T12:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/10/14/helmets-big-heads-2/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5040.jpgTopping out in a VaporMe climbing at Stanage in the Black Diamond Vapor Helmet.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5128.jpgVega_3Me climbing at Stanage in the Salewa Vega helmet.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5125.jpgVega_3The inside of the Salewa Vegahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5107.jpgVega_2The back of the Salewa Vega.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5106.jpgVega_1The Salewa Vega.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_4991.jpgVapor_4The inside of the Black Diamond Vapor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_4990.jpgVapor_3The Black Diamond Vapor with the harness pushed up inside the helmet.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_4988.jpgVapor_2The back of the Black Diamond Vapor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_4987.jpgVapor_1The Black Diamond Vapor.2025-08-26T21:28:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/10/17/bone-hound-bouldering/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5333_2.jpgThe Runnel_2Me climbing The Runnel problem at Hound Tor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5343.jpgEasier Up Than DownThis was a really fun problem, but it was much easier to get up than it was to get down again from the block at the top.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5338.jpgGoing for the Top.Leo climbing The Runnel on the Top Hat boulder at Hound Tor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5332_2.jpgThe RunnelMe climbing boulder problem The Runnel (3+) at Hound Tor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5321.jpgJosh's Shadow Gives Leo a HandLeo climbing on The Perched Block, with Josh spotting him. If you look closely, it seems like Josh's shadow is giving Leo a helping hand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5318.jpgThem's the BreaksMe climbing on The Perched Block at Hound Tor on Dartmoor..https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5309_2.jpgLast MoveJosh gets ready to make the final move on a problem on The Cube boulder at Bonehill.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5300.jpgCube CrackMe climbing on The Cube boulder at Bonehill.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5298.jpgWarming-UpLeo climbing on the Warm-Up boulder at Bonehill with Josh spotting him.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5293.jpgWarm-Up SunThe sun managing to stay out as I climb on the Warm-Up boulder at Bonehill.2023-05-05T12:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/12/15/1-day-wet-and-1-day-dry-walking-in-the-brecon-beacons/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5377.jpgBlack Stones, Black MountainBroken limestone near Castell y Geifr.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5383.jpgCorn Du CloudOn Sunday my circular walk over some of the classic peaks in the Brecon Beacons started by walking through Cwm Llwch.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_53891.jpgimg_5389https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5373.jpgDistant BlackThe Black Mountain and Fan Brycheiniog.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5353.jpgBrecon GrassI may not have been able to see very far on my walk up The Black Mountain (Y Mynydd Du) last Saturday, but I could still enjoy looking at the pretty colours of the grass.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_54051.jpgimg_5405https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_54061.jpgimg_5406https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5398.jpgCorn Du_2The mountains looked very pretty when the cloud cleared enough to see the summits of Pen y Fan and Corn Du.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5399.jpgLlyn Cwm LlwchThe view back to Llyn Cwm Llwch and Cwm Llwch from the side of Corn Du.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5405.jpgFan y BigThen up again on to Cribyn, which is where I got this view of Fan y Big. Frustratingly, something had gone a bit wrong with my knee and I was in a lot of pain and so I decided not to walk up Fan y Big that day and head back to the car.2023-05-05T12:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/12/31/my-climbing-2016-in-pictures/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5133.jpgimg_5133https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5291.jpgCube itMe climbing on The Cube boulder at Bonehill.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc_0631.jpgUp at the wallMe climbing at the wall.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dt9a10032.jpgdt9a100322023-05-05T12:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/03/09/bit-green-around-the-edges/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5431.jpgThe Little QuarryThe Little Quarry at Curbar Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5420.jpgOne InchClimbing One Inch Arete (VB 4a) in the Little Quarry at Curbar Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5417.jpgCurbar Front OnClimbing the brilliantly fun problem Front On (V0- 4a) in the Little Quarry at Curbar Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5416.jpgCurbar EdgeCurbar Edge in the Peak District.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5411.jpgThe GreenSlimy green lichen on the Cioch Top Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5410.jpgBonesMe climbing Bones (V0 4c) at the Cioch Top Boulders at Curbar Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5426.jpgOne Inch MoreMe climbing One Inch Arete (VB 4a) in the Little Quarry at Curbar Edge.2023-05-05T12:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/05/19/bouldering-fontainebleau-toddler/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5499.jpgMerciers Enfants CircuitPart of the children's circuit at Canche aux Merciers.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5494.jpgSabots Enfants CircuitPart of the children's bouldering circuit at Roche aux Sabots.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5451.jpgRoche aux Sabots landscapeRoche aux Sabots in the Trois Pignons area of the forest.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc_1645.jpgThe Bear CaveA cave by the start of the children's circuit at Roche aux Sabots.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc_1639.jpgCanche aux Merciers landscapeCanche aux Merciers.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170416_160124.jpgOXO PottyThe OXO Potty.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5446_2.jpgLittle ClimberLeo bouldering at Roche aux Sabots.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170414_143929.jpgThe Pirate ShipMy son on the "pirate ship" at Roche aux Sabots.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170415_121125.jpgMerciers ToddlerMe bouldering at Canche aux Merciers with my son.2023-05-05T12:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/06/08/giddy-joint-tendon-muscle-balm-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_133046.jpgAcupressure rings_3Using an acupressure ring.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170416_112619.jpgGiddy Joint, Tendon and Muscle Balm_3Giddy's Joint, Tendon and Muscle Balm.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170416_112530.jpgGiddy Joint, Tendon and Muscle Balm_2Giddy Joint, Tendon and Muscle Balm at Fontainebleau.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170416_112359.jpgAcupressure rings_1Acupressure rings.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170416_112157.jpgGiddy Joint, Tendon and Muscle Balm_1Giddy's Joint, Tendon and Muscle Balm.2023-05-05T12:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/06/13/stronghold-climbing-centre-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_1221440.jpgStronghold_climbing_6Climbing on the smaller boulder at The Stronghold Climbing Centre.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_134057.jpgThe StrongholdThe Stronghold.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_133655.jpgStronghold_cafeThe Stronghold's cafe, reception and shop.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_130711.jpgStronghold_climbing_5The Stronghold Climbing Centre.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_130644.jpgStronghold_yogaThe Stronghold's yoga and warm-up area.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_130526.jpgStronghold_climbing_4The Stronghold Climbing Centre.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_130336.jpgStronghold_climbing_3Me climbing at the Stronghold Climbing Centre.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_121405.jpgStronghold_climbing_2Me climbing at the Stronghold Climbing Centre.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_120650.jpgStronghold_climbing_1The Stronghold Climbing Centre.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170604_111531.jpgStronghold-changingThe Stronghold's changing room.2023-05-05T12:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/08/18/trying-new-north-wales-bouldering-guidebook/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8120078.jpgUnnamed MilestoneMat climbing an unnamed 3c problem on one of the Milestone Buttress Boulders in the Ogwen Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8130098-e1503087064328.jpgNorth Wales BoulderingThe North Wales Bouldering guidebook by Simon Panton and published by Ground Up Production Ltd.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8130100.jpgMatterhorn PagesPutting the North Wales Bouldering Guidebook (by Simon Panton and published by Ground Up Productions Ltd) to use at the Matterhorn Boulder in Llanberis Pass.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8130214.jpgWavelength PagesPutting the North Wales Bouldering Guidebook (by Simon Panton and published by Ground Up Productions Ltd) to use at the Wavelength Boulder in Llanberis Pass.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8130202.jpgUnnamed WavelengthMe climbing an unnamed 4C problem on the Wavelength Boulder in Llanberis Pass, while Katrina spots me.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8130215.jpgSun in the PassThe Llanberis Pass, with the Wavelength, Pieshop and Utopia bouldering areas on the mountain side.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8120072.jpgScoop EdgeMat climbing an unnamed 4A problem on the RAC Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8120061.jpgRAC CloudsRain clouds over the RAC Boulders in Snowdonia.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8130175_2.jpgClimbing WWMe climbing the problem Willy Wonka (3b) in the Wavelength Utopia area of the Llanberis Pass.2023-05-05T12:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/10/05/why-is-the-best-weather-the-weekend-before/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pa010321.jpgCurbar and EdgeCurbar Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/p9300305.jpgTiny StretchMe climbing Tiny Slab Left (V1 5b) on The Tiny Slab at Burbage North.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/p9300277.jpgBurbage North to SouthLooking down the Burbage valley from Burbage North.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/p9300217.jpgThe Chant CranberryMe climbing Cranberry Wall (VB) on The Chant section of Burbage Northhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/p9300247_2.jpgChant Route 3Me climbing Route 3 (VB 4a) on The Chant section of Burbage North.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/p9300260_2.jpgThe Chant Route 2Leo climbing Route 2 (VB 4a) on The Chant section of Burbage North.2023-05-03T18:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2018/02/17/rainbows-waterfalls-snowdonia/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2110424.jpgRhaeadr-bachRhaeadr-bachhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2110414.jpgStart of the CwmThe Afon Goch at the start of the walk-in to Cwm yr Afon Goch.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2110412_2.jpgTop of the FallsThe top of Aber Falls, with the sea and Anglesey in the far distance (although, unfortunately, they didn't come out too well in this photo).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2110405.jpgAber Falls 2Aber Falls.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2110403.jpgAber Falls 1Aber Falls.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2100402.jpgGlimpseA little bit of the Snowdon massif suddenly appearing through the clouds.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2100399.jpgLlyn GeirionyddLlyn Geirionydd, with a faint rainbow just visible.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2100397.jpgMynydd DeulynA disused slate quarry near Mynydd Delyn.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2100395.jpgDark CrafnantThe rain coming down on Llyn Crafnant.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2100391.jpgGeauallt Rainbow 2A rainbow above Nant y Geauallt, near Capel Curig.2023-05-03T17:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2018/03/12/end-of-winter/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100459.jpgA clear laneSnow piled by the side of a country road after it has been ploughed.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100457.jpgDrifted laneA snow-filled country lane.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100456.jpgDrifted gateSnow drifts.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100454_2.jpgBlack white treeA lone tree in drifted snow on the slopes of Waun Fach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100452.jpgSlushySnow covering the path up Waun Fach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100448.jpgSnow along the edgesLooking towards the slopes of Waun Fach from the Dragon's Back.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100446.jpgOn the Dragon's BackThe Dragon's Back ridge, with Y Grib in the distance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100434.jpgCastell DinasCastell Dinas.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3100438.jpgThe Castle and The DragonA view of the Dragon's Back ridge from the ruins of Castell Dinas.2023-05-03T17:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2018/10/01/im-finally-back/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p9300593.jpgCarefully TrottingTrying to climb The Careful Trotter (V0 4c) problem on the That Little Piglet boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p9300535.jpgNot that Easy PeasyClimbing Peasy Flake (VB) on The Useful Boulder at Burbage South Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p9290500.jpgDiagonalMe climbing Diagonal (V0- 4b) at Curbar Field.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p9290469.jpgFirst in a WhileMy first outdoor climb in a year - Bore-hole Wall (V0 4b) at Curbar Field.2023-05-03T17:57:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2018/11/05/working-on-weaknesses/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb040681.jpgLady in Orange_2Ladybower Reservoir.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb040676.jpgLady in Orange_1Ladybower Reservoir seen from Derwent Moor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb040671.jpgWheel StonesThe Wheel Stones on Derwent Moor, looking a bit spooky in the mist.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb040666.jpgClear path, no clear viewThe path on the edge of Derwent Moor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb030659.jpgBusy PlantationA busy Stanage Plantation on an Autumn day.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb030650.jpgWorking on my WeaknessesTrying unsuccessfully to do a dyno on the problem Steep Side (V0+ 5a) on the Lone Boulder at Stanage Plantation.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb030619.jpgClimbing Wall End SlabMe climbing the problem Wall End Slab Direct Start (V0 4c) at Stanage Plantation.2023-05-03T17:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2018/12/02/low-autumn-sun/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pb250716.jpgHigh Neb SundayTrees near the High Neb area of Stanage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb240708.jpgSalt CellarThe Salt Cellar boulder.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb240706.jpgDerwent Edge and MoreDerwent Edge, with Lost Lad and Greystones Moss (where I'd come from that day) in the distance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb240694.jpgBack and FadingThe trig point on Back Tor with Derwent Edge in the distance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb240693.jpgBack and BeyondBack Tor and the moors.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb240689.jpgBack TorBack Torhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pb240710.jpgFade into the distanceA view of the Derwent Valley from Derwent Edge.2023-05-03T17:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2018/12/15/kletterretter-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p9300529.jpgKletter Retter_2The back of Kletter Retter hand cream.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p9300528.jpgKletter Retter_1Kletter Retter hand cream for climbers.2023-05-03T17:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/08/03/lovely-hill/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p7201050.jpgPeak District Twin PeaksCrook Hill seen from Bridge-end Pasture.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p7201040.jpgCrook High PointThe view of the southerly summit of Crook Hill from the (slightly) higher other summit.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p7201047.jpgCrook and WallCrook Hill.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p7201033.jpgLadybower, Bamford and StanageCrook Hill, with Ladybower Reservoir below it. In the distance you can see Stanage Edge and Bamford Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p7201032.jpgWoodlands ValleyWoodlands Valley seen from the southerly summit of Crook Hill.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p7201029.jpgGrit TopThe gritstone top of one of the two summits of Crook Hill in the Peak District, with the other summit in the distance.2023-05-03T17:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/08/06/falling-off-a-lot/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p7211123.jpgFrustrating FlatulenceTrying to climb the problem Flatulence (V0+ 5a) at Froggart.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p7211104.jpgValkyrie PinnacleThe Valkyrie Pinnacle at Froggart Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p7211098.jpgNorthern FailTrying to climb The Northerner (V2 5c).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p7211073.jpgTeddyMe climbing the problem Teddy (V0 4c) at Froggart Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p7211063.jpgPooh BearClimbing the fun Pooh Bear (V0 4c) at Froggart Edge.2023-05-03T17:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/09/07/bouldering-below-the-old-man/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p8261248.jpgBoulder ValleyBoulder Valley in the Coniston Coppermines Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p8261232.jpgBoulder 9Climbing an unnamed problem on Boulder 9 at Boulder Valley, below the Old Man of Coniston.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p8261184.jpgBoulder 1Trying to climb a traversing problem on Boulder 1 in Boulder Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p8261156.jpgBoulder 7Climbing an unnamed, 2+ problem on Boulder 7 in Boulder Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p8261135.jpgOld Man Wrapped in CloudThe cloud beginning to lift, and revealing Coniston Old Man and Boulder Valley.2023-05-03T17:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/09/15/longsleddale-bouldering/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8271316.jpgThe Black CrossClimbing the problem The Black Cross (3) on the Jacko Boulder, at Settle Earth Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8271313.jpgMissing Hold?What looks like a missing hold on the problem Jacko Slab.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8271304.jpgJacko SlabClimbing to climb the 3* problem Jacko Slab, on the Jacko Boulder at Settle Earth Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8271272.jpgSplitterClimbing an unnamed boulder problem on the Splitter Boulders at Settle Earth Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8271257.jpgSettle Earth BouldersThe River Sprint, with the Settle Earth Boulders on the slope in the distance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8271255.jpgLongsleddaleLongsleddale.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8271297.jpgUnnamed on JackoClimbing an unnamed problem on the Jacko Boulder at Settle Earth Boulders, in Longsleddale.2023-05-03T17:49:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/09/21/langdale-bouldering/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8291413.jpgBlake Rigg BouldersThe Blake Rigg Boulders, with the East Boulder on the left, and the West Boulder sitting above a patch of bracken on the right.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8291389.jpgBlea TarnBlea Tarn in Little Langdale.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8291406.jpgEast Blake 2Climbing the nose of the East Boulder (a grade 4 problem) at Blake Rigg Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8291394.jpgEast Blake 1Climbing an easy problem on the East Boulder at Blake Rigg Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190829_123048964_hdr.jpgLangdale BouldersThe Langdale Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8291380.jpg34 4+Climbing an unnamed boulder problem on the Bottom Block at the Langdale Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8291370.jpgA Good CrackClimbing an unnamed boulder problem on the Bottom Block at the Langdale Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p8291361.jpgA Quality Crack ProblemClimbing an unnamed boulder problem on the Top Block at the Langdale Boulders.2023-05-03T17:48:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/12/30/my-climbing-2017-in-pictures/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_5436.jpgDale FlurrySnow falling on the tops above the Vale of Edale in the Peak District.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_5590.jpgEenyClimbing Eeny (VB 4a) at Stanage Far Right.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pc160361.jpgIce Encrusted Pen y Fan.Me on the summit of an icy Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pc160336.jpgDu Ice EdgeAn icy Corn Du in the Brecon Beacons.2023-05-03T12:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/12/30/my-climbing-2019-in-pictures/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/p6010887.jpgTweedle DumClimbing the problem Tweedle Dum (VB 4a) at Stanage Far Right.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/p6010938.jpgGrabbling with the GrippleTrying to climb Gribble Nipple (V1 5b) at Stanage Far Right.2023-05-03T12:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/03/16/highlights-of-my-north-york-moors-trip/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p3100821.jpgThomason FossThomason Foss near Beck Hole, North Yorkshire.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p3100819.jpgSimon HoweSimon Howe - a round barrow (burial mound) on Simon Howe Rigg. Round barrows such as this date from the Late Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p3100815.jpgSimon Howe stone rowThe stone row (AKA stone alignment) on Simon Howe Rigg in the snow.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p3100804.jpgMallyan and BeckMallyan Spout and West Beck.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p3100795.jpgMallyan SpoutI always really like visiting waterfalls on rainy days. This is Mallyan Spout, in the valley below Goathland.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p3090790.jpgYorkshire Stone LizardI was amazed to find a lizard hiding from the cold on a standing stone on Howdale Moor. The cold was probably the reason he stayed very still.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p3090783.jpgView of the BayThe beautiful view of Robin Hood's Bay from Ravenscar.2023-05-03T12:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/09/19/klettersteig-pfeilspitzwand/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4650.jpgRecuperatingValerie at the Gasthaus Zimmereben.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4642.jpgI can see our car from here!Valerie climbing the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4638_2.jpgGlockenturmMe climbing back along the traverse that leads to the bell on the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4637_2.jpgRing the BellMe standing by the bell on the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand (the bell is just visible behind my lanyards).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4630.jpgLiebesgrotte RestHaving a brief rest under an overhang on the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4629.jpgZillertal viewThe view of the Zillertal from the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4621.jpgOnwardsMe on the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4619.jpgPfeilspitzwand in the WoodsValerie climbing the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4617.jpgKathedrale ClimbingValerie climbing the Kathedrale section on the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4614.jpgPfeilspitzwand KathedraleThe Kathedrale overhang at the start of the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand.2023-05-03T12:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/01/19/winter-mountaineer/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4841_2.jpgBuried Axe Testing_12) Sam finding out that the buried axe snow anchor would only hold a bit.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4840_2.jpgBuried Axe Testing_11) Sam testing whether a buried axe snow anchor will hold.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4813.jpgIMG_4813Sam descending the rope hand-over-hand on Fiacaill Coire an t'Sneachda, with Bill keeping an eye on him.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4803.jpgMy bollardMe practising abseiling off a snow bollard I had made.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4835.jpgSnowy BucketMe in a bucket seat that I had dug and attached to a buried axe.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4807.jpgDown in the SnowMe abseiling down a section of Fiacaill Coire an t'Sneachda.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4805.jpgFiacaill Coire an t'SneachdaBill and Conor walking up Fiacaill Coire an t'Sneachda.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4780_2.jpgOver the Cornice Edge_2Having kicked a lump of cornice off, I'm now descending the edge while being belayed by Bill.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4775_2.jpgOver the Cornice Edge_1I never thought I would deliberately stand on a cornice, but here I'm knocking a cornice down so that I can practice descending the edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4710.jpgFirst Day WhiteMe in Coire na Ciste on my first day of the course.2023-05-03T12:02:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/06/18/finding-somewhere-new/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5078.jpgFawr RidgeMe on the summit ridge of Eldir Fawr.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5075.jpgSlate and PassWalking along the edge of the Dinorwig Slate Quarry, with Nant Peris and the Llanberis Pass in the distance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5072.jpgUmbrellas into the Chasm of DoomWalking through the Dinorwig Slate Quarry.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5071.jpgDinorwig_2Dinorwig Slate Quarryhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5069.jpgIMG_5069Dinorwig Slate Quarryhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5066.jpgFlowering Slatehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5065.jpgWalled WayA path up through the slate quarry.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5055.jpgScoopsMe on the problem named Scoops (F4) on the Marsh Boulder at the RAC Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5053.jpgUp the ScoopBouldering on the Marsh Boulder at the RAC Boulders.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5049_2.jpgCracking areteMe bouldering on the Marsh Boulder at the RAC Boulders.2023-05-03T12:00:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/08/23/beachside-bouldering-anglesey/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_1313.jpgLon Isallt Bay_2Lon Isallt Bay (AKA Porth y Corwgl?).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_5191.jpgLon Isallt Bouldering_5Bouldering on the little crag above Lon Isallt Bay.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_5189.jpgLon Isallt Bouldering_4Bouldering on the black rock of Lon Isallt Bayhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_5185.jpgLon Isallt Bouldering_3Bouldering above the beach of Lon Isallt Bay.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_1317.jpgLon Isallt Bouldering_2Bouldering above the beach of Lon Isallt Bay.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_1314.jpgLon Isallt Bay_1Lon Isallt Bay (AKA Porth y Corwgl?).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_1312.jpgLon Isallt Bouldering_1Bouldering above the beach of Lon Isallt Bay.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_1308.jpgBeach Warm-UpWarming up with some easy traversing on Lon Isallt Bay.2023-05-03T11:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/01/19/windy-kinder/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1130763.jpgThe Right IdeaWhen I got to the ridge above the Woodlands Valley, the wind hit really hard. These sheep were sheltering from the wind (the photo is out of focus as the wind was so strong I couldn't stay still enough to take a decent photo), and we followed their lead. We gave up the idea of walking up Winhill Pike, and stuck to the tree line until we could take a path back to the reservoir.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1130760.jpgThrough the WoodsFrom the lakeside, I walked up through the woods towards Wooler Knoll.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1130759.jpgWoodlands and LadybowerLadybower Reservoir in the Woodlands Valley.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1130757.jpgTrees and WaterWalking along the Ladybower Reservoir, there were interesting views of the surrounding hills and the opposite shore.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1130756.jpgLadybower AbyssOne of the water intakes at Ladybower Reservoir.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1120752.jpgCrookstone Out LadybowerLook towards Jaggers Clough, with Ladybower Reservoir just visible in the distance, from Crookstone Out Moor. I didn't get much further than this before I got the full force of the wind and decided to turn around.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1120745.jpgGrindsbrook GritLooking across to Grindsbrook Clough from the edge of the moor.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1120743.jpgKinder FordOne of the many fords I crossed when walking around the edge of Kinder.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1120737.jpgGrindbrook Clough_3Looking down Grindsbrook Clough.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/p1120734.jpgGrindsbrook Clough_2Walking up Grindsbrook Clough to get onto a windy Kinder Scout.2023-05-03T11:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/06/03/between-the-rain/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6021020.jpgTrack CrackMe climbing Track Crack on the Trackside Boulder at Curbar Fields.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6020993.jpgFishyClimbing Fishy (V0 4c) in the Little Quarry at Curbar Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6020976.jpgLedge WallClimbing Ledge Wall (V0- 4b) in the Little Quarry at Curbar Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6010944.jpgFar StanageStanage Far Right, with the rest of Stanage stretching into the distance. It was even clear enough to get views of Mam Tor and Kinder Scout.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6010927.jpgGripple OneMe climbing the problem Gripple One at Stanage Far Right.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6010916.jpgPert Block ProblemPert Bloke (V0+ 5a) is a really interesting, fun problem (I didn't even mind the sit start).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6010894.jpgFront FlakeClimbing the fun Front Flake (V0+ 5a) at Stanage Far Right.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6010878.jpgI Can See Why It's Called ThatWith the weather completely changed, I went back to Stanage Far Right. Here I'm climbing Steps (VB 4a).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p6010832.jpgSnout GrooveClimbing Snout Groove (VB 4a) at Stanage Far Right. This was my first climb of the day, and I got rained off after completing my second.2023-05-03T11:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2019/11/03/roaches-along-high/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa201468.jpgLower TierThe Roaches lower tier on a brilliant, sunny day.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa201526.jpgCellar SlabTrying to climb Cellar Slab 2 (V2 5c) in The Cellar area of The Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa201499.jpgMountyOn Mounty (V0- 4b) in The Attic area of The Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa201486.jpgEasy CellarMe climbing Easy Groove (VB) inside The Cellar area of The Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa201481.jpgThe AtticLooking up to The Attic at the Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa191467.jpgThe cloud had liftedThe Roaches and Hen Cloud.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa191466.jpgTittesworthTittesworth Reservoir seen from the top of the Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa191460.jpgRoaches ridgeLooking back the way we had come, with the Hanging Stone just visible in the distance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa191451.jpgHanging StoneThe Hanging Stone, which sits at one end of the Roaches ridge, near Danebridge. It has two plaques on it - one in memory of the local squire's dog (buried under the stone) and the other in memory of Lt Col Courtney Brocklehurst, whose family used to own the Roaches estate.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pa191447.jpgDaneWe walked along the River Dane from Gradbach to Danebridge.2023-05-03T11:51:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/about/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010091.jpgFinding the route at Little TryfanMe working out my next route at Little Tryfan.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/about_header_11.jpgRobin Van den Hende on the Via Ferrata degli AlpiniRobin Van den Hende on the Via Ferrata degli Alpini, Passo Falzarego, Italy.2023-03-25T17:15:05+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.com/via_ferrata/review-campsites-for-via-ferrata-in-the-dolomites/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1923.jpgCamping Alla Baita 3Camping Alla Baitahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1921.jpgCamping Alla Baita 2Camping Alla Baitahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_07291.jpgCamping Colfosco and SassongherCamping Colfosco and Sassongherhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1922.jpgCamping Alla BaitaCamping Alla Baitahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1337.jpgCamping OlympiaCamping Olympiahttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0728.jpgCamping ColfoscoCamping Colfosco2020-11-19T13:44:24+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.com/2014/02/23/a-better-balm-review-of-hand-balms-for-rock-climbers/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020541.jpgBloody fingersBloody fingerprints on a climbing wall (not my fingerprints) demonstrate the damage climbers can do to themselves.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020601.jpgThe balmsThe balms I triedhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020585.jpgEmergency candlehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020584.jpgCastle balmhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020602.jpgCastle balm tinhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020611.jpgSypeland's balmhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020603.jpgSypeland's tubhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020610.jpgTip Juicehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020605.jpgTip Juice tubhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020609.jpgProBalm2024-07-24T07:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2018/12/28/my-climbing-2018-in-pictures/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P2110426.jpgClose to AberAber Falls in North Wales.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P9300517.jpgTrying to WhaleMe trying to climb Centre Whale (V1 5b) on The Whale boulder at Burbage South Valley, and not getting much higher than I am in this picture.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/PB250722.jpgAbandoned gritstone below Stanage Edge.Abandoned Grit2018-12-29T16:26:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/12/18/ice-and-waterfalls-in-the-brecon-beacons/2017-12-23T08:42:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/07/31/roaches-newstones-bouldering/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7300057.jpgNot clammy at allMe climbing Clammy Wall (V0 4c) on the Clammy Hands boulder at Newstones.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7300050.jpgNewstonesNewstones crag in Staffordshire.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7300042_2.jpgNutmeg!This is me trying to work out the best way of getting from the good footholds I'm standing on to the good hand holds at the top. The problem is Nutmeg (V0 4c) on the Hazel Barn boulder at Newstones.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7300036.jpgEasy and NiceClimbing Easy Slab Right-hand (VB) on the Top Block boulder at Newstones.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7290026_2.jpgTop of the PinesMe reaching the top of the Arch (V0+ 5a) problem on Pine Tree Slab on the Lower Tier of the Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7290025.jpgUpper RoachesThe Upper Tier of the Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7290021.jpgI don't think I was dancingMe climbing the fun problem Slab Dancer (V0+ 5a) on the Upper Tier of the Roaches. The problems along here involve stopping and coming back down again before the climb turns from being a boulder problem into a solo rock climb.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7290017.jpgIn Joe's PortholesClimbing Joe's Portholes (V0+ 5a) on Joe's Boulder at the Roaches.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p7290012.jpgNot so easyMe trying to climb Easy Groove (V0 4c) on The Grooves boulder at the Roaches. Seconds after this photo was taken my left foot slipped and I flew off the rock.2017-08-05T08:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2017/04/20/fontainebleau-bouldering-trip/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc_1639.jpgCanche aux MerciersThe Canche aux Merciers area of Fontainebleau forest.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc_1641.jpgFont SkullA creepy looking boulder in the Canche aux Merciers area of the Fontainebleau forest.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5467.jpgSabots 7Me trying to do the crimping and smearing start of problem 7 on the orange circuit at Roche aux Sabots. This photo was taken by my 3 year old son.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5450.jpgRoche aux SabotsThe Roche aux Sabots sector in the Trois Pignons area of Fontainebleau forest.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170415_115305.jpgMerciers Yellow 9Traversing on problem 9 on the yellow circuit at Canche aux Merciers.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170414_143745.jpgSabots Orange 13Me getting some chalk while climbing the pocket-filled orange 13 problem at Roche aux Sabots.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170414_133358.jpgSabots Orange 2Me climbing problem 2 (Second Classe) on the orange circuit at Roche aux Sabots.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170415_121615.jpgMardi Gras Yellow 12Climbing problem number 12 on the yellow circuit at Canche aux Merciers.2017-05-19T20:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/09/26/re-learning-self-rescue/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5278.jpgLovely day for a (pretend) rescuePractising rescue techniques.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5277.jpgPractice rescueMe abseiling down to check on my climbing partner after having removed myself from the system.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5266.jpgAutumn SunBurbage, where I did the second day of the self-rescue course.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5259.jpgPassing the KnotSam abseiling (rappelling) past a knot.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5247.jpgHoistingMe learning how to do a hoisthttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5245_2.jpgI used to know how to do thisMe prussiking up a rope (badly).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5236.jpgPassing the KnotMe learning how to abseil (rappel) past a knot.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5231.jpgLawrencefield ViewA view of Hathersage from Lawrencefield, where I did the first day of the self-rescue course.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5221.jpgTie-offMe practising tying off a belay.2016-09-30T20:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/08/01/a-trad-day/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4462.jpgCrack 1 stepsMe climbing Crack 1 on Tryfan Bach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4481.jpgLittle and BigTryfan Bach (AKA Little Tryfan) and Tryfan (on the right).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4480.jpgTryfan Bach Slab 2Tryfan Bach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4472_2.jpgBelayedMe on Tryfan Bach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4470.jpgTryfan Bach slabTryfan Bach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4467.jpgI can see my tent!Gwern Gof Uchaf campsite and the Ogwen Valley seen from Tryfan Bach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4460.jpgLittle Tryfan Arete stepsMe climbing Little Tryfan Arete on Tryfan Bach.2016-08-22T05:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/copyright-policy/2017-10-22T11:06:27+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.com/via_ferrata/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010578.jpgRobin on the Via Ferrata Ivano DibonaMe on the Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona in the Cristallo range of the Dolomites, Italy.2016-07-30T11:21:23+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.com/2015/06/18/some-top-via-ferrata/2016-07-30T10:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/07/25/peak-weekend/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5133.jpgGoing DirectMe leading Hollybush Gully Right Direct (Severe, 4a) at Stanage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5126.jpgGoliath and a Grand HotelThe Grand Hotel bouldering area and the Goliath's Groove area of Stanage Edgehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5124.jpgSitting on the Stanage EdgeStanage Edgehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5109.jpgIMG_5109Me at the start of my lead of Ring Climb (Severe, 4a) at Burbagehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5101.jpgOut of the Corner, into the LightLeading Wall Corner (HVD, 4a) at Burbage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5094.jpgIn the CornerLeading Wall Corner (HVD, 4a) at Burbage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5089.jpg2nd Ash Tree CrackMe seconding Ash Tree Crack (VDiff) at Burbage.2016-07-26T12:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/05/19/spring-climbing/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4982.jpgThe DewerstoneThe Dewerstonehttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4890.jpgClimbing the RecessMy first trad lead of 2016 on Recess Crack (VDiff) at Bamford Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5017_2.jpgSteep and Scary?The BMC Guidebook describes this climb (Mantlepiece RIght, HVD) as a "bit steep and scary." The scary bit probably comes from how hard it is to get a second piece of gear in, but I finally managed it.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5035.jpgTop of the Monkey 2Climbing Monkey Crack (VDiff) at Stanage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5033_2.jpgTop of the Monkey 1Climbing Monkey Crack (VDiff) at Stanage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5028.jpgStarting the MonkeyClimbing the fun Monkey Crack (VDiff) at Stanage.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4985.jpgStanage is PopularA busy Spring day at Stanage Popular end.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4984.jpgPopular EdgeA popular day at the Popular End of Stanage Edge.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image3.jpgOn the PinnacleMe on the top of the pinnacle on Pinnacle Buttress at Dewerstone (thanks to Peter for the photo).https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4972.jpgHound and HayHound Tor and Haytor2016-05-21T18:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2016/02/15/exmoor-cold-pretty/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4874.jpgOne man and his ukulele and a beaconMarcus playing his ukulele on top of Dunkery Beacon.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4873.jpgDunkery and BarrowLittle Rowbarrow (on the left) with Dunkery Beacon in the distance.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4863.jpgBossington BeachBossington Beach seen from Hurlstone Point.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4862.jpgLookout HurlstoneThe old coast guard lookout at Hurlstone Point on Bossington Hill.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4860.jpgBossington MarshDead trees sticking out of the march behind Bossington Beach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4857.jpgBossington Beach and HillWalking towards Bossington Hill along Bossington Beach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4856.jpgBossington GroyneAn old groyne on Bossington Beach.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4853.jpgPorlock QuayPorlock Quayhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4850.jpgWorthy Wood WalkingWalking through Worthy Wood.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4844.jpgWorthy WoodGnarled and bent trees in Worthy Wood near Porlock.2016-02-19T20:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/05/13/back-on-plastic/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0019_2.jpgBack to plastic2015-05-18T20:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/03/28/climb-on-adventure-bar-and-creme-lite-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4151.jpgAdventure Bar_1https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_0830.jpgAdventure Bar_2https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_0835.jpgCreme Lite_2https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_0840.jpgCreme Lite_1Climb On Creme Lite.https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_0836.jpgAdventure Bar_3Climb On Adventure Bar2018-07-11T17:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/2015/01/24/beta-balm-review/https://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc_0733.jpgBalm Balm puckhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc_0737.jpgBeta Balm backhttps://thesevereclimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc_0736_2.jpgBeta Balm2015-01-28T21:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thesevereclimber.com/comment-policy/2013-12-07T12:33:32+00:00weekly0.6https://thesevereclimber.comdaily1.02026-01-20T06:06:22+00:00