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Rock climbing yesterday

Went rock climbing in Cornwall and took this short video clip yesterday afternoon, looking down Flannel Avenue, on Chair Ladder cliffs, very close to Land's End. Tom Pilling climbing upper section and abseiling down to start of route in the photos below.

Via Ferrata - black and white film

Howard on my recent trip to Italian Dolomites. More of the book coming soon....

Via Ferrata in Italy

I am back from the Dolomites. Did some great via ferratas in good weather with friends. Here are a few clips. HD video using the pocket Vado. For full screen view select 720p at bottom right corner of frame. Top of Tomaselli again: Start of Tomaselli: Trincee:

Alps '09 - back again

Back again. Will be away for further two weeks but here is an update on Alps trip, slides to follow. Saas Fee, Switzerland Sport climb (Take it Easy) and then traverse of Dri Hornli Ascent of Weissmeiss from Almageller hut Traverse of Portjengrat (fabulous, but fast cos of storm approaching - 6hrs 50min hut-to-hut) Chamonix, France Rock climbing day Cosmique Arete, from Midi telepherique Ascent of Dent du Geant (in company of Kenton Cool) Gervasutti couloir, Tour Ronde Rock climbing Aiguille Rouge (new route - name escapes me) Contamine Grisolle route Mont Blanc du Tacul, then up to summit of Tacul. Videos (not mine) of Geant and Contamine routes Contamine Grisolle Uploaded by ezechiel11 . - Discover the latest sports and extreme videos. My guide was the excellent Chris Ensoll.

Alps Beckoning

Week and a half and I am off to Chamonix climbing. This one is of the Midi-Plan traverse.

Alps 2009

Getting quite excited about going to Alps this summer (with a guide). We may well do the Dent Du Geant - which has fixed ropes but looks spectacular. You abseil off the top (see video). I have added couple of black and white ones I took last time I was climbing in the Alps which was ages ago. Midi-Plan traverse and Aiguille de la Perseverance.

Ice climbing Scotland

Just been to Fort William for ice climbing, but it was a wash out due to weather. Got Fiacall Coulior and Invernookie done in the Cairngorms. I used a guide for one day, Chris Ensoll , who is an envangelical Christian, so we had some interesting chats. He's previously taken me up the Curtain , Comb Gully and Tower Ridge. Here's photo I took last time round - vanishing gully, at the point where it vanishes ( Alan Kimber in photo; Alan is in his early Sixties, so there is hope for us all). I recommend Chris Ensoll very strongly: he's totally unpretentious, friendly, genuine, enthusiastic, teaches you a lot, and goes out of his way to give you a good day - I'm booking him for 9 or 10 days in Chamonix next summer (09) to do big harder stuff that would otherwise be beyond me.