Author: John Warburton

I am running my WYE VALLEY meet again from JULY 7-9th.For those who don’t know the area the wye valley is one of the most tranquil and unspoiled places, i have been.The area has lots of different places and things to do,rock climbing at wintours leap a 300ft crag overlooking the river, also shornecliff crag down in the woods below the campsite.Ban y Gor for the hard core sports climbers are all within easy access from the camping.I have provisionally booked us in at BEECHES FARM CAMPSITE MISS GRACES LANE TIDENHAM CHEPSTOW NP16 7JR. £10 per night for adult camping ,elec hook up £ 5 per night .I will need to know well in advance how many people will be coming as i need to let the site know so they can allow us plenty of space.The site has showers toilets and wood for campfires which can be booked in advance as we can only burn their wood. I have stayed and climbed in the area many times and i think there is a new climbing guide out SPORT CLIMBING IN THE WYE VALLEY.The meet is just before our combined CC meet at the counthouse Bosigran so i will be[…]

Hoping to get a team together in February 2023 approx 15th-24 th.Staying at Josito climbing base near Antalya . www josito climbing. Looks amazing with great accommodation and easy walking to a multitude of crags. Fly Manchester/Antalya for around £240. 3 in the team up to now.John Warby.

I ve not been to Almscliffe but it has a reputation as being a place to “sort the men from the boys “Gods own rock” as they say in Yorkshire. Treading in the footsteps of the Yorkshire greats ,DOLPHIN ,AUSTIN, SYRETT, LIVESEY, FAWCETT.The routes take no prisoners so bring plenty of cams and get your arms pumped ready.The crag faces different ways so should get the sun depending on where you climb.UKC has all the info you need. ROBIN PROCTOR SCAR above AUSTWICK is in a beautiful setting on the moor above the village with trad and sport routes to provide a variety of challenging routes on mountain limestone.I hope to get to both venues around midday and then choose a suitable pub for an evening drink again UKC has the info.Free pints to anyone who onsights WALL OF HORRORS at ALMSCCLIFFE

Something to stop us all going stircrazy over the next six months. https.//seansmountaincamera.blogspot.com/2021/01/seans-christmas-new-year-quiz.html My IT skills are a bit limited as you can see, If this doesn’t work i can send the original email. I think you will have to write the answers down separately on a paper/ John Warby

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/save-the-olive-branch-el-chorro, got this off UKC im sure all of us who have climbed here in the past would like to help such a great place to stay active. JOHN WARBY

Myself and Tony Sawyer are planning to go to Antalya in Turkey from 2nd October for 2 weeks of great climbing we would like to invite others to join us.This area is totally geared up for no hassle climbing with good accomodation and easy access to a host of bolted routes.Check out “climbing in Turkey on the web” and let us know asap. John Warby.

At last i got my refund, all of it,by letting my bank deal with it. How they get a result when Ryan air make it so difficult for passengers to request it i don’t know.Anyway thanks for all the advice.John

Just a heads up for all would be Rucksack cavers.Because of the success of the 2019 Berger Expedition, some of the original team are looking at another mammoth trip next summer “UP or should it be DOWN” the classic world caving trips.The PSM as its known lies close to the French/Spanish Pyrenees town of Bayonne on the western coast of France. Heralded as The deepest world cave for many years until the Berger was bottomed in the late 1950’s it attracts teams from all over the globe because of its ease of access and the mammoth SALLE VERNA cavern bigger than Wembley stadium.A man made tunnel takes tourists into Salle Verna but for the proper cavers unlike the Berger there a different entrances and through trips to accommodate all levels of experience.Obviously its early days and plenty of planning to do,but it would be great to have strong Rucksack club presence this time along with the other clubs involved.John Warby.