Tag: Craig Wen

My Climbing 2014 in Pictures

My Climbing 2014 in Pictures

the Severe climber
Me making the first few moves on the Slab 2 problem on Blister Slab.
The Roaches.
Me climbing Classic Arete on The Big Block.
Me climbing the boulder problem Goat’s Gruff on the base of The Roaches’ Upper Tier.
Valerie and Leo on the beach at Bude.
Hound Tor.
Me bouldering on Top Hat boulder at Hound Tor.
Me climbing Groove on the Perched Block at Hound Tor.
Flowering heather on the edge of the Burbage Valley
Me climbing The Crook on The Lamb boulder at Burbage South Valley.
Valerie and Leo below the Leaning Block at Higgar Tor.
Me standing on limestone pavement.
Limestone pavement above Thwaite Scars near Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales.
Leo, Valerie and Me on the descent from Snowdon.
Leo and Valerie on Mynydd Mawr.
Me walking up Mynydd Mawr in Snowdonia.
Me, Valerie and Leo on the summit of Craig Wen.
Leo asleep as Valerie and I walk across country to get down from Craig Wen.
Me climbing yellow problem number 5 at Le Cul de Chien.
Me climbing problem number 2 at Le Cul de Chien, Fontainebleau.
Valerie climbing at Mont Aigu, Fontainebleau.
Valerie climbing problem number 1 at Rocher des Potets.
Valerie climbing The Final Boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park
Me climbing on The Prominent Prow boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park.
Valerie climbing on The Arches boulder at Fairlop Waters Boulder Park in London.
Me standing on an outcome of Castle Rock.
The South West Coast
Me standing by the trig point on Kinder Low.
The waterfall at Kinder Downfall being blown upstream by the wind.
Climbing on Bamford Edge on a wet day in the Peak District.
Me by Aira Force waterfall in the Lake District.

First Peak

the Severe climber

My son, Leo, got to the top of his first peak today.  Snuggly wrapped on his mummy’s back, he got to the top of Craig Wen in Snowdonia.  Summiting a 608m peak is pretty impressive when you are eight months old, can’t walk yet and have to battle cold winds and rain.  I’m proud of how well he did.  It feels good to be introducing him to the mountains and I’m really looking forward to going with him to the tops of many more peaks.

Valerie and Leo going up the trail from Rhyd Ddu.
A disused quarry below Yr Aran.
Me walking past a wall of stacked slates in a disused quarry below Yr Aran.
Me, Valerie and Leo on the summit of Craig Wen.
Leon wrapped snuggly on his mummy’s back as she walks down Craig Wen.
Leo and Valerie at our stop for lunch.
Leo asleep as Valerie and I walk across country to get down from Craig Wen.
Disused slate quarries.
Slates stacked in a disused quarry.
Valerie and Leo heading back down to Rhyd Ddu.