Category Archives: Climbing

My own climbing frolics and follies.

Faha Ridge.

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Ropaire

With only a couple of days left in Ireland, I was delighted to get a chance to go out on the hills again. A few weeks of kayaking and swimming have started to get boring so it was nice to … Continue reading →

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How to Stop Worrying and Avoid Rockfall: The Approach

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Ropaire

Chamonix 2010 I’m in the Alps for the first time. I’m 19. I’m climbing with another guy just as inexperienced as myself. We’ve been here maybe a week and a half. It’s been a great time so far. I’ve led … Continue reading →

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Force 9 From Torgon

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Ropaire

So another week has rolled by in Torgon (forgive the slack timekeeping, I am working a full time job here!) so I felt that my blog had deserved another little post to chronicle some of what I’ve been up to. Another … Continue reading →

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Weekend in Chamonix

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Ropaire

Well first week of work has flown by and it turned out that we had a two day window, being given the whole weekend off. A very rare occurrence here as once the season kicks into full flow, we’re all … Continue reading →

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Training for le Alps. Howling Ridge and Curved Gully, 2010.

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Ropaire

Well while I had been getting into climbing back home, I hadn’t exactly done too much mountain work beyond the odd hike and ramble in Kerry or Cork. So with the spectre of the summer trip to the Alps looming, … Continue reading →

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First Leads on Rock. Dún Séanna/Dunshean Head.

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Ropaire

So I felt this merited a little post of it’s own. I’ve been swapping in and out of these kinda writings where I focus either on a trip as a whole or those class days where a route or journey … Continue reading →

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From Snow and Ice to Salt and Rock

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Ropaire

I came back from Scotland on a high (if you’ll excuse the pun). I’d been caught out in what felt like blizzards to me, navigated through whiteouts, climbed up a myriad mixture of ice, snow, rock and most importantly, made … Continue reading →

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Climbing Memories

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ropaire

I’ve been inspired by a good friend of mine over at http://thecruxpitch.blogspot.ie/ who’s started a climbing blog to document our various adventures. I originally started this blog for my writing but I’ve realized I can’t limit myself and I really do … Continue reading →

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