A local attempting the famous Kalea Borroka 8b+, sector El Pati, Siurana. This large overhang has been my battleground for the past week o...

Endless sport climbing - hard not to improve! Sport climbing trips out here in Spain or France have been a staple of my yearly climbing ...

Ahhhh! Hot refreshed elbows after hot & cold treatment. Feels good. Right now I'm in Spain, at Siurana. The purpose of the trip, ...

Yesterday we waited until tea time for Siurana to dry out after a rain storm. The route I wanted to be on was still a waterfall, so we ended...

When you aren’t so fit, you have to be more proactive about finding good rests. Recovering on Pota D’ Elephant 7c+, Siurana. The coming mon...

Here is a wee video of a roped ascent of Darwin Dixit 8c in Margalef a couple of days before the solo. Thanks to Michael Tweedley for this. ...

Free-soloing Darwin Dixit 8c, Margalef I just got back from two weeks in Spain climbing at Margalef. Sorry I wasn’t able to blog from there...

Climbing A Muerte 9a, Siurana. All photos: Hot Aches Productions So Dave Graham said. Here’s to that. The Spanish phrase ‘a muerte’ transla...

Fading energy yesterday on Afrodita. But I found a new hold on the crux and linked one move higher than before despite nearly falling asleep...

Enjoying shade and cool on Un Rato de Cada Postura 8a, Siurana. Photo: Emma Sutton Another day on the testing wall of Campi qui Puigi in Siu...

Redpointing ‘Luxury’ 8b+, Cova boix, Margalef. Photo: Emma Sutton Yesterday we travelled over to the lovely valleys of Margalef to climb on ...

It’s the morning after I arrived in Spain. I’d love to have something positive to say, but I reckon it’s the worst I’ve ever felt at the sta...

Ready to climb Sunset beyond Montsant Margalef ambience Huge overhanging cliff, one route, 8c+. A familiar sight in Spain Looking longingl...

I’m heading home from Spain now, worn out and sore from an intense few days of sport climbing. It was my third week long visit to Siurana d...

Happy to get the flash on Anabolica 8a (photos: Hot Aches ) After the madness of the past month with doing all the work that came with E11,...