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The following are a series of articles written as part of a blog. Have a read and hopefully they can provide inspiration and interest in equal amounts.
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The Complete Scream
Underdeveloped is to Irish climbing what Hard Grit is to Peak grit climbing. It came out in the mid 2000’s whilst I was at university in...
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Apr 12, 20205 min read
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Gabarrou Silvy
Posted on November 19, 2015 As November arrived and the Indian summer waned I prepared myself for a month of rain and wind having not...
johnorr55
Mar 4, 20194 min read
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Summer Test and Cragging
Posted on November 19, 2015 Throughout the summer months a lot of what I did in work and when I was out in the mountains and by the sea...
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Mar 4, 20191 min read
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Lundy Island
Posted on October 24, 2015 📷 Lundy Lights The Southwest, a fabled area of Cornish granite sea cliffs, North Devonian adventure climbing...
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Mar 4, 20192 min read
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Alpine Summer
Posted on October 13, 2015 Lying in the warm sunshine at the top of Craig yr Ysfa looking out over Wales one could be mistaken for...
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Mar 4, 20192 min read
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One Day, Maybe
Posted on June 17, 2015 📷 The Promised Land! I pull into the top crack of The Promised Land as the evening sun bathes the crag in golden...
johnorr55
Mar 4, 20192 min read
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That was Spring…apparently
Posted on June 13, 2015 One final unpack and repack and I was off to Bavaria to see out my winter season on skis. The winter season had...
johnorr55
Mar 4, 20193 min read
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An Icy Winter
Posted on March 6, 2015 Being in the Alps at the start of January I kept an eye on conditions on Scotland to see what people had been up...
johnorr55
Mar 4, 20194 min read
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Early Winter Skiing and Walking
From blue skies and steep ice in Canada it was back to hillwalking in North Wales in some rather wet and wild weather. Its the variety of...
johnorr55
Mar 4, 20192 min read
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Canadian Ice
Posted on February 18, 2015 Terminator, Stanley Headwall, Polar Circus, Sea of Vapours…these were all routes I had heard of over the...
johnorr55
Mar 4, 20191 min read
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Sun, Sea and Mountains
Posted on February 15, 2015 I’ve come to the conclusion that blogging is hard work and the longer you leave it the harder it is to write...
johnorr55
Mar 4, 20193 min read
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Fairhead Meet
Posted on June 9, 2014 Walking along the top of Fairhead seven years ago I was amazed at how many climbers had turned up for the Fairhead...
johnorr55
Mar 4, 20193 min read
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Winter to Spring to Summer
Posted on May 27, 2014 This year seems to have flown by so fast already. Its now the end of May, the evenings are light and North Wales...
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Mar 4, 20193 min read
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A Grandes Traverse
Posted on February 5, 2014 After what was an incredible summer of rock climbing in the UK I was nearly reluctant to leave the UK and head...
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Mar 4, 20195 min read
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Pabbay and Mingulay
Posted on October 29, 2013 Golden sandy beaches, clear blue water, soaring Golden Eagles, screaching Peregrines, darting and diving...
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Mar 4, 20192 min read
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Skye
Posted on October 26, 2013 The winter traverse of the Cuillin Ridge back in December had left me blown away with the beauty of Skye and...
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Mar 4, 20192 min read
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Winter…Again
Posted on July 31, 2013 I left Scotland at the start of March with a view to spending a month in Wales rock climbing before I headed off...
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Mar 4, 20192 min read
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Winter up North
Posted on July 31, 2013 From the ridiculous to the sublime…I think that fairly well sums up the couple of months I spent in Scotland this...
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Mar 4, 20192 min read
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A Winter Traverse of the Cuillin Ridge
Posted on December 17, 2012 A winter traverse of the Cuillin Ridge on Skye, undoubtedly the greatest mountaineering route in the UK,...
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Mar 4, 20193 min read
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Catalunya Sunshine
Posted on November 28, 2012 As the Autumn draws to a close and Winter begins to arrive, it’s usually a good time to escape the UK and...
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Mar 4, 20192 min read
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