LeeWood
Sept 2023: I am getting out regularly onto Pyrenees crags, french side - pleased to meet up with others. Grades have slipped a little - level around 6c, NO projecting !Useful blog articles at treelee.substack.com
Climbing Sites, Central Pyrenees
Pyrenees Granite : Neouvielle Ridge Climbing
Pyrenees Lake District Visit
Location
Pyrenean foothills, SW France
Best Climbing Experience
Granite ! Cavallers and Neouvielle are the biz.
Best experiences are usually the most recent - keep your escapism current!
Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Onsight - Rawsight : to climb onsight without grade or topo. For the majority - climbing is pre-researched, and very safe if bolted. Look out for those (rare) opportunities to boost your adventure !
Recent Postings
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Personal Webpage
https://blog.izaut-rustica.com
Logbooks Volunteer
Moderator for 16 crags, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Troubat, Pène Haute, Tautavel, Cavallers, Suberpene, La Falaise de Lortet, Cierp Gaud, Saint-Beat, Ore, Saint-Pé-d'Ardet ... plus 6 more
Interests Outside Climbing
Running, bird-watching, timber-frame construction, trees, veg gardening.
About My Photography
Capturing some action aids reflection and builds inspiration, while fingers recover for the next debacle.
Trekking photos on Flickr: The HRP - Pyrenees and Zanskar
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leegwood/
Photo Gallery
Pic de Ramougn with connecting ridge as seen from summit of Pic de Neouvielle
© Geordie
Pyrenees frontier peaks: precarious passage
© LeeWood
Dawn light on approach to the Forbes Arête of Aiguille de Chardonnet
© LeeWood
Classic day out in Idwal: Grey Slab
© LeeWood
Sequencing the crimps for a redpoint attempt
© LeeWood
A hard fight in the amphitheatre at Sierra de Toix
© LeeWood
Mellow autumn conditions at sector Voltor, Abella de la Conca
© LeeWood
Fingery flutings at Sella sector Final
© LeeWood
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Anything Else We Should Know
Further info on multipitch in the Pyrenees:
http://www.camptocamp.org/outings/list/users/13419/orderby/date/order/desc