Epic on the Eiger The Eiger, one of the most feared mountains on Earth; its reputation goes before it. Many have died on it’s unforgiving North face but the difficulties of climbing the Eiger is not just in the technicalities of the climbing, but in it’s momentous scale, the rock fall and unpredictability of weather. Sorting out gear in Grindelwald before making the EPIC walk up the hill! (Finalcrux Fims) The Eiger lies just on the tip of the Swiss Alps making it the sentry point for all bad weather and serious mountain storms to gather. It’s difficult to get the... Continue reading

A Break from Mountains   The last week and a half has been a bit different to the rest of this Summer’s activities of big wall multipitches and mountains.   Willis and I drove to Grindelwald from the Dolomites after our ascent of “Phantom der Zinne” on the Cima Grande. We were meeting up with good friend and professional filmmaker, Euan Ryan (Finalcrux Films). Willis and Euan had a previous engagement to film the “Eiger Paraclimb”, a project lead by Scottish climber Mark McGowan in which he was helping lead three disabled climbers up the west flank of the Eiger -... Continue reading

Inspiration The Dolomites is without a doubt one of the most beautiful mountain landscapes I have ever visited. The whole of the Tyrol and more specifically, South Tyrol region will always have a place in my heart… I love it here so much! The mountains, culture and climbing combined make for one of the most enthralling locations I have had the pleasure to visit during my time as a climber.Blast from the past - last year on "Bellavista" Visiting the Dolomites last year was a huge eye opener for me, it challenged my view of climbing and what I really love... Continue reading

  Everyone has dreams, yet few of us ever get to realise them... Some might say it's sad when you have a dream you will never see realised; the aspirations to realise mine is what ends up taking me to places I never would have gone to without them in the first place! So what if I never realise the dream? Well at least I experienced the journey! This story is a happy ending though; I didn't just go on the journey... I realised the dream! The Legendary photo of the no-hands rest on the 7c+ pitch of "Silbergeier" The Dream... Continue reading

  “Unfinished Symphany”   There’s something special about making an ascent of a climb that's  only had a few ascents… I guess it’s like being one of a select group; it makes you feel like “The Big Man”! Sounds like such a ridiculous reason to do anything; but saying that, I think grades are really silly too and a lot of people climb routes for "grades" more than any other reason! One of the main factors that attracted me to try “Unfinished Symphany” was that I could get a 2nd ascent. I just like the sound of that… it’s not a first... Continue reading