Category: Rock climbing

Rest of Europe

by aweewalk, posted in Austria, Backpacking, brian dickson, Canaries, Climbing, Day walks, Dolomites, Europe, France, Germany, GR131, GR221, Gran Canaria, Greece, Italy, Mallorca, mountain huts, Norway, Otztal Alps, Rock climbing, Spain, Stubai Alps, Switzerland, Tenerife, Turkey, Zillertal Alps

Europe outside Great Britain has it all for us, from the Alps and Dolomites to sunny winter destinations around the Mediterranean.

Italy

2024 Dolomites Alta Via 9 (and AV1 north section) backpacking (blog)

2023 Dolomites Alta Via 2 backpacking (blog)

2013 Dolomites climbs and scrambles (photos)

2007 Dolomites climbs and scrambles (photos)

2001 Dolomites climbs and scrambles (photos)

1994 Dolomites Alta Via 1 backpacking (photos)

Spain

2023 Gran Canaria backpacking GR131 (blog)

2023 Tenerife backpacking GR131 (blog)

2023 2017 Majorca backpacking GR221 (blog)

2023 Costa del Sol and Granada area walking

2020 2018 2016 2013 2011 2005 2000 1996 Costa Blanca climbing, walking (photos)

2007 1997 Majorca climbing

France

2015 Pyrenees backpacking (photos)

2012 Provence climbing and walking (photos)

2011 Pyrenees Ariege climbing and walking

2007 French Alps Chamonix and Ecrins climbing (photos)

1997 Corsica GR20 backpacking and climbing (photos)

1993 Pyrenees Pic du Midi to Perdido backpacking (photos)

1989 Vanoise and Mt Blanc climbing (photos)

1988 Pyrenees Andorra backpacking

Austrian-German Alps

2024 Karwendel and Stubai short hikes (blog)

2018 Austrian Alps hut to hut thru’ Zillertal, Stubai and Otztal (blog)

2011 Austrian and German Alps climbing (photos)

Switzerland

2008 Swiss Alps Bregaglia climbing (photos)

1991 Swiss Alps Bernese Oberland climbing (photos)

1990 Swiss Alps Zermatt area climbing (photos)

Norway

1994 Jotenheim hut to hut ski tour (photos)

1988 Hardangervida hut to hut ski tour (photos)

Greece

2017 Kalymnos climbing (photos)

2016 Crete backpacking (photos)

2015 Kalymnos climbing (photos)

Turkey

2025 Lycian Way backpacking -a one week sampler (blog)

2012 Geyikbayiri rock climbing and Istanbul (photos)

Iceland

1995 Geyser, Gullfoss, Pingveller hiking

Rest of Britain

by aweewalk, posted in Backpacking, brian dickson, Climbing, Cornwall, Day walks, England, Lake District, mountain biking, north highland way, Rock climbing, scotland, Sea kayaking, Skye, west highland way

Some of our British backpacking trips but also other hikes, climbs, sea kayaking and cycling.

Scotland

Some sample Scottish trips from a lifetime in the outdoors!

England

2023 2020 2019 South West Coast Path section hikes (blogs)

2022 Cumbria Way (blog) 70-80 miles across Lake District National Park

2016 2015 Coast to Coast Trail (blog) of 190 miles across northern England through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks.

Lake District climbing and fell walking

Cornwall and the south west climbing

Wales

2021 Pembrokeshire coastal path (4 days)

1999 1996 1995 1991 1990 1989 Llanberis and Anglesey climbs and hill walking

Ireland

1999 Donegal sea cliff climbing

1999 Connemara hill walking

1999 Dublin Dalkey quarry rock climbing