One of the cool things about traveling around the planet and climbing, is getting to meet people that are so psyched about climbing at their home crags that they commit to the all consuming and dubiously rewarding task of compiling a guidebook.
We, at the Traveling Climber, have decided to salute the guidebook writer in a series of interviews with several authors that we have had the pleasure of meeting in our travels. Part 2 …
One of the cool things about traveling around the planet and climbing, is getting to meet people that are so psyched about climbing at their home crags that they commit to the all consuming and dubiously rewarding task of compiling a guidebook.
We, at the Traveling Climber, have decided to salute the guidebook writer in a series of interviews with several authors that we have had the pleasure of meeting in our travels.
We have covered a lot in the last year about rock climbing, but that is only one small piece of the story of the places we as climbers and travelers visit.
So we thought we would trawl through the photo archives and show you a different side to a location, that with a quick climbing trip you might not have spotted yourself.
Our first place is of course Kalymnos. How could it not be, as we have spent so much time here in the last few years … (clocking up almost a year and a half!) … and it still surprises us, we are still uncovering it’s many secrets. Continue reading
Back to China and the first Pinnacle tour underway in Yangshuo!
The first week of the tour was all about the detail but the second week was all about the big picture. The wide open landscapes and seascapes are the canvas for our teams efforts this week on either side of Kalymnos and neighbouring island Telendos.
The first Kalymnos tour with Pinnacle Sports kicked off with a bang this year. With Pinnacle climbing guides Peta Barrett and Scott Hailstone. We introduced the delights of the beautiful and sunny Greek Island of Kalymnos to three first timers and two returning veterans of previous tours.
10 days in the Red with traveling climbers and guides, Peta Barrett and Scott Hailstone.
What do you do when you get to one of the most popular sport climbing locations on the east coast of the US, you have only 10 days and the forecast is pending week long thunderstorms? Answer = Climb till your forearms explode, which isn’t very long at the Red as we soon discovered.
