Video still of the redpoint crux on ‘GRA” 8B, Cova De l’Ocell, Catalunya. I was really trying to hold on, but didn’t quite make it thi...

5 weeks ago, I had an accident playing with my daughter and separated my shoulder. I did it properly as well; a grade 3 separation tea...

FA of The Mighty Chondria E7 6c, 5c on Creag Mo, Isle of Harris. Pic by Chris Prescott/Dark Sky Media It’s a good sign when you ar...

A minute away from breaking a leg. And I just thought I was about to climb a great new trad first ascent. Photos: Masa Sakano Du...

Waiting for the breeze to come back at the base of Bark at the Moon E8 6c, Glen Clova. Photos by Masa Sakano. Last week I went f...

Post surgery day 2. Anaesthetic drip disconnected, time for the training to start again. I’ve been getting really motivated for tr...

For the past 4 years or so, I have been working on a book about climbing injuries. It spells out in detail how to treat them once you ha...

Eiger north face. One of the best bits of 2013 climbing for me. I wrote the post below a while ago, but just posting it now. It...

In my last two days in Margalef, I managed to keep up the progress with my surgery rehab. I had a quick try on another 8c and although I g...

Tomorrow is 4 weeks since my ankle surgery. I’ve had just as many ups and downs as I expected. At first, I was going great guns, ditching...

Things have gone well for me. Much better than I expected. 48 hours after surgery, I was on the campus board in TCA and doing easy proble...

Alan Cassidy on the big Dumbarton project I was lucky enough to be able to climb recently despite my pending ankle surgery yester...