Welcome to my website! This is Dicken, your local adventurer. I love being in the mountains whether hiking, climbing or running. You can read more about me here.
Check out my latest posts
- Hiking the GR11 – Crossing Andorra and the final high peaks of the Pyrenees: From Tavascan to Núria
- Bristol on the Run: Trails, Hills and Hidden Green Spaces
- GR11 Trail – Leaving the Aragonese Pyrenees Behind: From Puente de San Chaime to Tavascan
- Carried by the Wind: Airborne Microplastics in the British Mountains
Pictures of some of my trips can be seen in the Gallery.
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Listed below are a few of the recent memorable routes routes, either because of the difficulty, highly starred or I just thought they were great fun! Click on the route name to read about the climb (if I have blogged about it some are in the process of being written).
| Route Name | Grade | Location & Country |
| Vinci Route | TD *** | Pizzo Cengalo – Italy |
| Ying e Yang / Maritmonti | 5c / D- *** | Punta Sertori – Italy |
| Satan’s Slip | E1 5a *** | Lundy – Britain |
| The Indy 500 | E1 5b *** | Lundy – Britain |
| Blue Moon | 6a+ *** | Kopfkraxen – Austria |
| The Star of Abu Judaidah | ED1 *** | Wadi Rum – Jordan |
| Merlins Wand | 6a+ *** | Wadi Rum – Jordan |
| L’albero delle Pere | VI+ *** | Val di Mello – Italy |
| Luna Nascente | VII- *** | Val di Mello – Italy |
| Molteni-Camporini Route | D+ | Pizzo Badile – Italy |
| Ampitheatre Buttress | VD*** | Craig Yr Ysfa – Wales |
| Avalanche/Red Wall/Longlands | S 4a | Y Lliwedd – Wales |
| A Dream of White Horses | HVS 4c*** | Gogarth North Stack – Wales |
| Heart of Darkness | HVS 4c*** | Mowingword – Wales |
| Hell Gates | HVS 5a*** | Avon Gorge – Britain |
| King Kong | E1 5b*** | Wintour’s Leap – Britain |
| Coronation Street | E1 5b*** | Cheddar Gorge – Britain |
| Echo Corner | E1 5b*** | Tifghelt Col – Morocco |
| Temptress | E1 5b*** | Tifghelt Col – Morocco |
| Bowline | E2 5b*** | Arched Wall – Morocco |
| Yellow Edge | E3 5c*** | Avon Gorge – Britain |
If you want to get in touch about anything you have read, for further information or a belay, contact me here.
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