Hey Guys Just a quickie seeing as I blogged quite a bigg'un the other day :D Well, you know how I said I was off to try this variation on "El Mon de Sofia" (8b+/c) called "Project Moro" (8b+/c)... :P It was really funny actually. The weather had been rather bad during the night, very stormy and wet. Nat and I woke up to wet bags and shoes in the opening to our tent as the zip to our door has broken :( A little annoying, yet another reason to pass my driving test and buy a van! As the weather... Continue reading

Hey Guys!   I’m coming to a close on this years Spain trip. It’s all gone so fast, it seems like only yesterday that I was heading out with Andy in the plane and now it’s almost over L. I’ve had a really great time climbing in Siurana this year both in terms of personal climbing and with my friends those new and old.   This year’s trip has certainly been an educational one for me. Although I ticked the hardest grade I’ve ever climbed, I definitely got my butt spanked on a few other routes of different styles proving... Continue reading

Hey Guys Sorry for keeping everybody in the dark these last two weeks, in truth I have been a little lacking in inspiration to write a blog. I haven't ticked anything since doing my 8c "2x30" - the day after I did it I got on the 8c/+ variation "Pati Noso", almost ticking it on my second time on the rope! But after getting that high point on the route I also pierced a hole in my pinkie, which then made climbing through the crux impossible for me… This was really frustrating seeing as how I had made such a great... Continue reading

Hey Guys Things are definitely heating up now! The weather has taken a bit of a change, from being pretty darn cold to swelteringly hot. Of course its always possible to climb in the shade, but what we've been finding is if you climb in the shade in the evenings, after the rock has had been heated up for the whole day, it still isn't perfect conditions. I would gladly be getting up at 6:00 am to catch the perfect temps, but thats not so easy when your belay partner is Andy "still on bar night shift sleeping patterns" Latta (thats... Continue reading

Hey Guys Yesterday I did another 8b+ called "Mr Cheki". This route is in a sector called Can Pigui Pugui, a place I have visited only a few times out of the many weeks spent climbing in Siurana over the years. Although this is one of the more popular venues for those climbing in the f8's, it never struck a chord with me. Probably because of the relatively short nature of the routes there. I have always been one for big, impressive lines that cover lots of steep terrain in wild dramatic settings. El Pati for instance is somewhere that really... Continue reading