I hadn’t seen Jess and the girls Lottie and Lucy since July 31st 2012 so I was really looking forward to our 2 day adventure in the Lake District. The girls had changed dramatically – so tall but with the same sense of adventure and fun and both very fit. On our first day we decided to […]
Climbing to new heights
The spring has been a busy time for Monsterclimbs – activities ranged from running a charity abseil for World Challenge with over 80 participants to running Instructor courses. Here are the highlights: DofE Practice and Qualifying Expeditions in The North Downs, Ashdown Forest and The Cotswolds. Teaching lead climbing in Portland to a complete beginner […]
Sport Climbing – Chulilla and Costa Blanca
Having never climbed at Chulilla before I was pretty excited. On arrival the setting was spectacular, with the pretty village perched on rocks and the gorges falling steeply away below. There were steep crags everywhere waiting to be climbed. I was, however, in for a bit of a disappointment. If you regularly climb 7b and […]
Wye Trad Lead Climbing with Christine & David
It’s a great compliment when you acquire custom through recommendations, so I was especially pleased when I got an enquiry from Christine Sluman via a colleague Dave Penrose wanting to book a trad lead course. The weather had been wintry and cold for a few days, but the weekend of 19/20 February was set to […]
Climbing Wall Award – Women Leading the Way
It’s not often that the Climbing Wall Award attracts many women. This course was an exception and exceptional – the chaps were in a minority, but it was the mix of candidates and their values that made it so. Everyone on the course was there to share their knowledge, time and experience and to learn […]