The Comb showing the line of Anubis, on the day of the ascent Quite unexpectedly, I managed to complete my long term ambition to make the f...

Andy moves underneath the steepness above while Lucasz dangles with his camera. Feeling completely whacked after Anubis day, I stumbled into...

Now I have electricity again after the storms (water still frozen tho!) here are some posts about recent climbing, in a reverse order… The ...

Seems unimaginable in certain situations, and far too easy in others. Why such imbalance? I don’t have an answer. Arrogance or shortsightedn...

My book has been out for nearly a couple of months now. Thanks to everyone who emailed me to tell me about your experiences with it. I’m gla...

Today, Diff and I are stationed in my house drinking vast quantities of tea, piling through an entire box of shortbread and generally recov...

Minus 3 Gully - Photo Paul Diffley/Hotaches This is a two minute blog… I’m due to leave three minutes ago to head back up the allt a mhu...

Donald was off like a shot soloing up slingsbys chimney early doors to rig ropes down minus three this morning. The crux out of the cave had...

 I opened my eyes in the hut thinking it was early. It wasn't. A robin smith start saw us belayed under the crux icy chimney at noon, di...

50 years to the day since Marshall and Smith did the first ascent of the great chimney, we made a great fun ascent today in superb condition...