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Category Archives: Bouldering

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The Winter Drag

April 1, 2016by oligrounsell Leave a comment

I walked down past the empty Christmas stalls, in the cold pouring rain, the puddles seeping into my trainers and Stop the Calvary by Jona Lewie echoing from a distance. […]

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Bouldering, Sport Climbing, Trad Climbing

Ropes of Maui

December 11, 2014by oligrounsell Leave a comment

On my first acquaintance with Ropes of Maui (8B) I thought this is really quite hard and I will need to improve my climbing to do it. One or two of the […]

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Bouldering

Surviving Winter

March 10, 2014by oligrounsell Leave a comment

Since getting back from a week of sun in Siurana at the start of January, winter was terrible. I did have visions of it being worse, but only ever so […]

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Bouldering, Trad Climbing

The Big 3

December 11, 2013by oligrounsell Leave a comment

Climbing E8, F8a and font 8a would I guess to many mark a certain level of competency in their given sub worlds of climbing. The hardest one to attain being […]

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Bouldering, Sport Climbing, Trad Climbing

Pesto, Pasta, Bacon

October 20, 2013by oligrounsell Leave a comment

Waking up on my first day in Bangor, I opened my curtains to glorious blue skies. As guessed, freshers week, and the weather is mint. My first thoughts wandered towards […]

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Bouldering, Trad Climbing

Final Buzz

September 17, 2013by oligrounsell Leave a comment

As September draws on, and with moorland objectives not looking a go, I have been back at the usual grit crags, scraping what I can from this years grit season. […]

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Bouldering, Trad Climbing

Moor Moors next year please

September 13, 2013by oligrounsell Leave a comment

As summer held on to the lower grounds I ventured up onto the Moorlands, where autumn was beginning to make an appearance. A day after returning from Portugal, Shining Clough […]

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Bouldering, Trad Climbing

The Winter round off

April 9, 2013by oligrounsell 1 Comment

After doing The Zone I was kinda looking forward to a bit of warmer weather, and easing in to the summer swing of things. But it stayed cold and it was still […]

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Bouldering, Trad Climbing

2012 Round Up

December 30, 2012by oligrounsell Leave a comment

A great year, concluded in pictures. Winter Spring Summer Autumn

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Bouldering, Sport Climbing, Trad Climbing

Bouldering?

December 20, 2012by oligrounsell Leave a comment

Bouldering. For a quick hit, in the cold, between the showers does a good job at quenching our appetites. After injuring myself on it previously, I turned my attention to […]

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Bouldering

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