| Group Pictures Timers on cameras are usually quite long. So it shouldn't be necessary to run back to get into the photo. Picture id:48 This picture came from such a situation. Al rushed back towards the boulder to sit down, and in doing so tripped on a boulder. I lurched forward to attempt to stop...[more] | Abseiling Abseiling is a very dangerous part of climbing. Primarily due to the climber having to put their entire trust in the gear. So the gear has to all be bomb proof, and secure enough to stop the climber having to worry about it if something else goes wrong. At Guillemot ledge, Swanage, the desc...[more] | Guide Books Guide books are trusted and used by almost all climbers. It is this trust that can get quite a few into trouble. Often it is best to just leave the guide book and pick a line purely on its appearance, and not its grade or whatever. But this is usually only for those who have the confidence and abili...[more] |
| Biviiiiiiing If you are not properly prepared biviing is a very painful experience. It was our first time biviing on snow, this was near the col de geant, mont blanc massif, at around 3500m. It was summer, so it shouldn't have been too cold. We were going to bivi beneath the dent de geant, but ...[more] |
