New Years and Xmas in Catalunya   HOLA!!! Well I'm actually in the UK now so saying "Hola" is probably not gonna get me very far but I will probably continue saying it to everyone I meet over the next few weeks until I get out of the habit :PSkies leaving Liverpool early morning I've just had what has been such a seemingly quick trip to Spain, the time there just flew by, something I am only too well acquainted with from my climbing trips over the years... why can't they last forever!!! This time I headed out with a more... Continue reading

Hey Guys   I haven’t actually been on the Internet in around 2 weeks now! I’ve been focussing all my energy on coaching in this time so I apologise if you’ve been trying to contact me for whatever reason and have been unable to. Neil Busby hanging out in the roof resting jug on a tricky 7c at Margalef   Some people reckon coaching is an easy game, you just rock up to the crag, belay a bit, throw up a few top ropes, basically climb all day, then go back to the campsite and chill out… Well I’ve got news... Continue reading

Hey Guys Its been a hard past two weeks coaching, but now its over. We’ve been coaching since the 8th of April and only finished on the 16th, so that’s 9 days of hard work! There were around 15 kids on the coaching holiday of varying ages and levels. Kids from as young as 8 to 16 and climbing from F5 to F8a! Jonny Stocking climbing a bouldery 8a! The coaches involved during the holiday were myself (Robbie Phillips), Neil Mcgeachy, Gary Vincent and Mark Mcgowan. Along to help out was Natalie Berry, Ross Kirkland and Calum Forsyth. The coaching involved... Continue reading