Stone Boulder - Bloc de Pierre

Who said that bouldering was not a dangerous activity? Following a couple of fights with some tiny winny nasty dirty little bugs known as ti...

I hope everyone enjoyed the good sunshine over the bank holiday. I spent the Monday afternoon in a crowded Portrane with Chris Rooney and M...

Bouldering at Pena Corneira, Galicia, Spain Forget Hampy, it is too far. Forget Targassonne, it's too cold or too hot. The fu...

The Wicklow cranking season is nearly over and with the longer and warmer days, boulderers will be back to good old Portrane. So as a concl...

Deadly! You can now register your irish first ascents online: Dave Flanagan has set up a New Problem Database on his Short Span website. I ...

Mall Hill is probably my favourite venue at the moment. I first climbed in there back in 2004; At the time a good bit of the forest was stil...

The Short Span Bouldering guide to Ireland 2008 - Version 3 has arrived! Dave Flanagan has put a huge effort in it as this edition now conta...

Bouldering in Stonecutters Glen, Co. Wicklow The bouldering guide to the Stonecutters Glen is now available here . As far as I know a...

The Stonecutters Glen is the real name of that not so secret Area 52 . And since it is not that secret anymore, here is a bit of informati...

Here's a little bit of info on Albarracin because some people asked me about it recently (namely Al, Chris and Michael), so that's ...