Mike Owen's blog

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...

Perfect Verdon souvenir 40 years ago today, Elaine and I arrived at the Gorges du Verdon for the very first time. It was our first ever clim...