Portland Climbing weekend

The weekend of 10/11th July saw us visiting Portland to sample some of the fantastic sport climbing the place has to offer.  There are literally thousands of routes there, and we almost couldn't decide where to start.  We spent the first day climbing some great routes at Blacknor in the fabulous sunny weather, though it did get a bit too hot as the sun came round in the afternoon. The place was very popular and very busy, so an early start was made on Sunday to climb some of the more popular routes without all the crowds.  A thoroughly enjoyable morning was had, and in the afternoon we moved over to the east coast to climb in Dungecroft Quarry, and avoid the main heat of the day. We ended the trip here climbing the short powerful routes on strange flowstone rock. Only two hours drive away, the next climbing trip here will be very imminent indeed!  Loved it!

Cornwall Climbing

The weekend of 3rd and 4th of July was spent climbing some superb routes down in Cornwall with good friend Jeremy van Riemsdyke.  Saturday was dry and sunny with good conditions and dry rock, allowing us to climb some classic lines on the beautiful granite crags of Sennen. Sunday was overcast with periods of light rain, so we drove up to Bossigran and climbed the classic 700' Commando Ridge.  Graded VD, we climbed it Alpine style, and had a super fun day out despite the far from perfect conditions.  All in all, a fantastic few days climbing in a stunning location. Definitely planning to head back down for more of the same in the near future.