Spotting the Griffons
The longest part of our year travelling has begun. Temporarily delayed by my operation, we gave the journey the official start when we...
2019, What's happening?
Moors (excerpt) Are a stage for the performance of heaven Any audience is incidental Ted Hughes For a while I have been pondering the...
The Jubiläumsgrat Ridge Traverse
It was with excitement that we crowded into the large cable car waiting to take us to the summit of the Zugspitze. Glazing all around,...
The Easy Way to the Top
The weather was improving and fine when we set off to cycle the 8 miles to Solden. This was along a newly installed bike track that run...
Alpspitze, the most shapely mountain in the Northern Alps
After meeting up with Vicky and Martin (friends from our travels in France), we spent a few long days in the mountains around Garmiche,...
Alles Wunderbar
We have now been in Bavaria for almost a week, having left UK on the ferry Dover to Dunkirk at 2 am, Tuesday 21st August. We are going...
Pic du Midi D'Ossau Epic Adventure
We had been talking about staying at a mountain hut for some time, to enable a longer day in the mountains. This was something I had...
Cols and Cow Bells
Cols We are in the Parc National de Pyrenees. This is a place where the animals and the environment take first place over humans. The...
Great Cirques, Great Pics
When we did research for this trip one of the things I was keen to do was visit the Pic du Midi de Bigorre in Summer. I had been here a...
Sérempuy Return
On the way to the Pyranees we stayed for a few days at Sérempuy. This is the village where my family have a little house. We have sold...
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