Mike Owen's blog

It's with a devastating, deep feeling of sadness that I'm contemplating writing these words.  Our beautiful Ruff has left us after a...

My body has been struggling this year, my shoulders are paying the cost for 50+ years of constant climbing, despite daily stretching and reg...

The oncologist didn't want to see Elaine for almost 2 months, which gave us a window of 6 weeks until her next scans. So, we decided to ...

I've not felt like writing much for well over a year. Mostly it's because there has been a major change in our lives.  We've bee...

Sometimes photos can really inspire you. Such was the case when I saw the photo of Mariona Marti on La Reina de las Columnas (an 8a at Llab...