Mike Owen's blog

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...

St Léger is definitely one of the best places to climb in the south of France and it's just over a three hour drive away for us. We have...