Location
Walsall
Best Climbing Experience
Seeing the sun rise on a bitterly cold ascent of Mont Blanc: my first alpine peak & I've been addicted since. My first extreme lead one summer evening at the Roaches. Three days at the CIC Hut as winter turned into spring. Looking down on a firework display over Zermatt, having climbed the Matterhorn on Swiss National Day. Traverse of La Meije: from crepes flambes to poulet au citron. Watching a peregrine falcon soar above the Roaches on my first day back bouldering after a potentially fatal fall. Lost in a lonely and thrilling lead on the East Buttress of El Cap.
Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
The zen of grit; soft touches & easy rides; comparative injury scar analysis; height/grade adjustment calculus.
Recent Postings
Logbooks Volunteer
Moderator for 1 crag, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: China Crag
Interests Outside Climbing
Education. Literature. Writing mutant haiku. Film. Cycling. Pop Music trivia.
Photo Gallery
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Anything Else We Should Know
I write the odd article and book review for climber magazine. Support the only regular print publication our sport has left... stop leafing through out-of-date issues in the hut when it's raining and subscribe!