Month: August 2019
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Back in the kayak around the Gower
Finally the winds have dropped for an amazing British bank holiday weekend so we’re back out in the kayaks for a couple of paddles around the cliffs of the Gower, looking at the climbing crags from another perspective. We paddle from Port Eynon around Culver Hole, Paviland, Mewslade Bay and Giant’s Cave to Fall Bay,…
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Falling off and 3D printing a clip stick
Plans went out of the window this weekend with some variable Welsh weather. Kim had a bit of a bounce off her mountain bike and we had a think about making a clip stick for some of those sport climbing dodgy landings.
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Leaving Otztal
Our last week in the mountains and top of the Otztal valley at Obergurgl. More climbing when the weather clears, great views, peace and quiet. But we have to travel back to Wales and normal life. I wonder how living at an altitude of 2000m for 2 weeks will affect my fitness when I get…
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High mountain geocaching
We’re in Austria, in the Tyrol mountains, and there’s a geocache at the top of a 3000m peak. So what should we do about it?