Category Archives: Bouldering

Fontainebleau 2016 – trip highlights from a five time Font SHAG’er

Posted on September 9, 2016 by bluemoose21

I touched down at Charles de Gaulle and made my way swiftly out of arrivals. The rest of the SHAG group had landed about an hour beforehand and I didn’t want to keep them waiting longer than necessary – we … Continue reading →

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Turahalli bouldering

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Klaas Wynne

For work, I tend to travel a fair bit during the summer and it seemed like a good idea to try and do a bit of climbing in those places. Surely, a pair of climbing shoes and a chalk bag … Continue reading →

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Fontainebleau, day 2: Diplodocus at Trois Pignons

Posted on August 2, 2012 by billysands

We decided the night before what our venue would be today. I was particularly looking forward to it, as it was my choice – Diplodocus at trios pignons.  We had a cobbled together breakfast, as the boulangerie was shut due … Continue reading →

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Fontainebleau, day 1

Posted on June 30, 2012 by billysands

After six months of eager anticipation, and wondering just how well my knee which was operated on 5 months earlier would hold up, we met in the greasy “restaurant” at Glasgow airport and stuffed our faces on stereotypical Scottish “health … Continue reading →

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Trip to alien 2 – it has a cave!

Posted on June 16, 2012 by billysands

Rain halted our plans to “do some trad” this weekend, so we decided to head to Alien 2 for some bouldering. It’s been a while since I was last there. This might have something to do with a local mega … Continue reading →

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Why push your grade?

Posted on June 14, 2012 by billysands

A friend recently commented that she thought climbers can be too obsessed with grades, pushing themselves and how this held no attraction for her. The idea of constantly trying to improve would reduce her enjoyment of climbing. There was also … Continue reading →

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Buildering

Posted on June 5, 2012 by shagwc
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