Mark / Alps

Been climbing a long time off and on. Love all aspects from walking and scrambling to alpine, himalayan epics. Favourite is alpine routes, rock and mixed.

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Location
Exmouth

Best Climbing Experience
Racing up the Papillons Ridge late on a sunny afternoon with nobody else on the route at all! ( Long walk back to the valley though! )
Climbing Mt Ruapehu then skiing down ( quite quickly as it started to erupt )

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Finding out about Alpine routes I want to do.

Recent Postings

beginner alpine on 17-Jun-13
Thermals for the Alps on 13-Jun-13
Recommendations - Scottish Winter Skills Courses/Guides on 07-Jun-13
diving kit question on 02-Jun-13
Dowm Jackets on 01-Jun-13
Outdoors in Surrey on 01-Jun-13
Crevasse rescue/prussiking/abseiling location in Snowdonia on 01-Jun-13

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Interests Outside Climbing
Skiing, scuba diving ( Trimix ), fell running ( gasping ), photography, sailing

About My Photography
Love it!

Mark / Alps, 3 kb

User Profile

registered 21/Jan/07
updated 31/May/12

Age
48

Been Climbing For
More than 20 years

Best Onsights
Trad - E2
Winter - IV
Sport - 6b
Alpine - TD+

Worked Grades
Sport - 6c

Main Sport/Activity
Mountaineering

Favourite Crag/Rock
Grand Capucin
Granite

Favourite Wall
The Quay / Dartrock

I Climb...
Most weekends
All over the world

Favourite Climbs
Papillons Ridge
Pyramide de Tacul
Voie de Dalles
Long mountain days combining routes

Latest Climbs
... not setup

Ticklists BETA
... not setup

Climbs Wishlist
Grand Charmoz Traverse AD
Cordier Pillar TD
... list all 2 climbs

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