The day started with an early rise and a drive to Keelham Farm Shop in Skipton, where I met up with Andy and Shep to hitch a ride up to […]
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3 Peaks Yacht Race – Report
Billed as the longest running adventure race in the UK and taking place each June is the 3 Peaks Yacht Race. https://www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk Sail from Barmouth in Wales to Fort William […]
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Skye – Trip Report
Early June 2021 and I finally managed to get a trip to Scotland in with fellow Leeds climber and MCI trainee Neil and fellow MCI trainee Will. This trip had […]
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Stanage Edge VS Challenge
The Where: Stanage Edge the spiritual home of UK climbing for people who haven’t been to Almscliff. The What: All 36 starred VS routes in the 1989 Stanage Edge guide […]
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I was caught in an avalanche and survived thanks to my Avalanche Airbag.
By Sky Schwartz. January 28th 2020. Back country skiing I really enjoy off piste back country skiing and have done it in a number of Alpine ski resorts. In previous […]
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Chamonix Climbing
I have only ever been to Chamonix twice before and neither visit was a dedicated climbing trip so I was looking forward to seeing what all the fuss was about. […]
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Pembroke Rock
With this year’s unsettled summer weather I’ve found myself on two Pembroke trips in the past month. A quick bank holiday weekend to get started, then a week later back […]
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Arc’Teryx Lakeland Revival
The Arc’Teryx Lakeland Revival is a celebration of all things Trad in the Lake District. The aim is to climb a collection of classic routes that are becoming neglected and […]
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Off Piste in Chamonix & FatMap
In early March I headed off to Chamonix for 7 days (it was supposed to be 9, but the so called ‘Beast from the East’ had other ideas and my […]