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Happy new year! snow,snow and more snow in Chamonix!

OK, I'm gonna try to start doing tweeting again.... Here's one for starters!

First rock climbing of the season, getting warmer over the next few days. Hopefully easier on the fingers, cos the arms don't work yet!

Chamonix: Strong winds, now heavy rain. Time to head to blighty! Family time, climbing & guiding on Skye. Oh yes! and a pint of Robinsons..

Max, Apple & Virgin 1st class. A winning combination

1st Trad routes of the season at tremadog with Carlo Forte. Good to be Climbing with a great climbing partner again.. Of course it rained!

Chwys at Tremadog, E2?! Personally I don't think so...

Stunning day at Gogarth upper Tier. Not everyday u get to climb with a DJ, a pimp and a machine! Some routes also getting a spring clean.

Dry most of the day working at Gogarth. Good RSPB cafe at south stack and routes with great atmosphere, "lighthouse arête" & "Pel"

Back in Cham after busy UK trip. Skye was amazing inspired to go back Next year.Conditions In the Alps look snowy.

Great day out around the midi area. Conditions excellent for some of the snow routes. Loads of people skiing Mont Blanc. Also cooler wkend.

Good conditions S Face Midi today. Lots of skiers in the Cosmiques Hut. Looks like a long season for Mont blanc on skies.

Air felt a bit thin on the Rebufat route, S face midi today. Good to get the guiding season started. Looks Colder after Sunday

Rained of the top pitch of "auto route Blanche" today, great climbing though. Perfect rock, well bolted and easily accessible.

A busy June, majority of which was rock climbing for a change! Weather due to cool and Switzerland for the next month.

Managed the trvs of Crochues in the Aguille Rouge today, much against the weather odds! Easy snow on approach and descent.

Route of the season so far, Trvs of the Grandes Jorasses. Simply stunning, great conditions.

few days rest after a good trip that included the Weisshorn, Lenzspitze trvs, Dent d'Herens, some great cragging in Italy. Good conditions.

In all sports doping is cheating, however in mountaineering the dopers are the heroes....bizarre?