Chilling in France

In our spare time we are wizards!

Thanks Mum for the Weasley sweaters!

Climbing in France (Finley)

I am on holiday in France enjoying running and cycling with my family. I have also done 3 sessions at Escalade Adventure. My first session I was pretty pleased with myself because I did some pretty good onsights. Most of the onsights were on the comp wall and I impressed the gnarly dudes. The second day I did 4x4s. After most of them I was pretty tired. In between 4x4s I attempted 2 7as. I found that the grades at Escalade Adventure were much harder than at other climbing walls, so I was happy with my efforts on the 7as. On the third day I onsighted a 6b+ and heard one of the gnarly French men say: 'chapeau', meaning 'respect/hats off'!



Overall I had a great time and wish to go back again some time in the future. 

Climbing in France (Issy)

During the Summer, as well as doing lots of running and cycling, me and Finley trained at the Escalade Adventure climbing wall in Caen, France. I did some great routes up the steeply inclined comp wall, and both me and my brother found that the grades were harder than in England- but it didn't stop us onsighting lots of climbs! We also had fun making up boulders and dangling from the roof of the boulder cave! Although we only went three times, I did some good training. It was a really fun experience and I hope to go back next holiday.