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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.

There and Back Again – Countisbury to Heddon’s Mouth and back

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After probably the wettest winter on record in the UK I thought I might have another walk sealed in my waterproofs as gusts of wind made me zig-zag like a drunkard as I walked over the hills.  Instead, the sun shone on my visit to Exmoor and I wore a T-shirt most of the time.  I walked along stunning coastline and through beautiful woods of ghostly trees yet to come into bud.

The following photos give a flavour of this great weekend.  They are of my walk last Saturday along the South West Coastal path between Countisbury and Heddon’s Mouth and back again via a slightly different, often higher, route.

Lynmouth
Lynmouth Harbour
Lynmouth from Lynton
Walking the South West Coastal path by the Valley of the Rocks.
Approaching Castle Rock in The Valley of the Rocks.
Castle Rock (left) and Rugged Jack (right) in The Valley of the Rocks.
Me standing on an outcome of Castle Rock.
There are some good looking, if short, rock climbs on Castle Rock. Unfortunately, this wasn’t something I had a chance to do this weekend.
Lee Bay and Duty Point.
Heddon’s Mouth, where the River Heddon meets the sea.
A relaxed goat in The Valley of the Rocks. One of a large herd that lives there.
A kid in The Valley of the Rocks
Another goat in The Valley of the Rocks.
The South West Coast
Back at Lynmouth, with the tide now out and the hill on which Countisbury sits bathed in warm, late afternoon sun.