Chris Cowdrey Climbing and Skiing

I must admit, I have been pretty useless at updating this blog over the last year. Not because I haven't done anything though! It...

Our day didn't start to well. I picked up Chris and drove him to Weston so he could pick up his new bike and then ride to Avon. Howev...

Our initial plan was to head to North Wales this weekend to do a series of link ups in the Llanberis pass and Idwal valley. However, the ...

I've always hated the drive up to North Wales, it's always at night, I'm always tired and the drive is always boring. Except for...

My second attempt at Wintours. Harness packed the night before! Me, Chris and Dave now heading towards a vertical world of fun and advent...

After my last fail forgetting my harness, I was determined to set things right! And so, I set off to Haytor on Dartmoor with Dave and Chris ...

The route pretty much follows the line of the biggest tree sapling in the bottom left of the picture, through the overlaps/roofs and onto ...

I had mentioned this place in the past to Chris, and so I decided to take him there to introduce him to some technical, run-out, lime...

After my long drive down to North Wales, I pulled into Betws Y Coed for a bite to eat and a drink while waiting for Chris to drive down ...

I met up with Chris after had driven down from Scotland earlier that morning. We met in the New Dungeon Ghyll carpark, then set off up the h...

Chris on 'Outward bound' HVS 4c A posting on the Taunton climbers facebook page was all it took to begin, what was quite possib...

A swift phone call to my climbing partner, Mark Stevenson on Friday night ended with the destination set: Swanage. I've never climbed...

I've decided to start this blog, not only to incite those who may be the slightest bit interested, but also to log my adventures, memori...